Crime Rates at St James Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3BS

St James Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West 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 St James Lane (IP33 3BS) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Abbeygate average (215.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (IP33 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberley Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.