Crime Rates at Birch Walk, Beck Row, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8UG

Birch Walk area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Walk (IP28 8UG) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Lakenheath average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Birch Walk (IP28 8UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shrub House Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.