Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bury Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid 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 Bury Road (IP30 9SB) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bury Road (IP30 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hay Barn Meadow, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swan Yard (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Elmswell & Woolpit| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wades Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hay Barn Meadow | Under investigation |
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