Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrow Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Barrow , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrow Hill (IP29 5DX) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Barrow average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Hill (IP29 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrow Hill, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simpson Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Macdonald Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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