Crime Rates at The Post Mill, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3NY

The Post Mill area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 309 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 The Post Mill (IP31 3NY) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Post Mill (IP31 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.