Crime Rates at Hawk Green, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9FR

Hawk Green area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawk Green (IP30 9FR) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawk Green (IP30 9FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawk End Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.