Crime Rates at Factory Lane, Chevington, Bury St. Edmunds, IP29 5QF

Factory Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barrow , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 590 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 Factory Lane (IP29 5QF) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Barrow average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Factory Lane (IP29 5QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chedburgh Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garrods End (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.