Crime Rates at Clay Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 6RX

Clay Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Olaves , and the 58th highest crime rate of 590 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 Clay Road (IP32 6RX) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% higher than the St Olaves average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Road (IP32 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Olaves Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.