Crime Rates at Sycamore Drive, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PW

Sycamore Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Moreton Hall , and the 252nd 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 Sycamore Drive (IP32 7PW) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Moreton Hall average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (IP32 7PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mortimer Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.