Total Crime Rate

202.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 202.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Pound area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Barrow , and the 31st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Pound (IP29 5NE) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 431.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pound (IP29 5NE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Pound area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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