Bury St Edmunds Rural South vs Sudbury Town - South

Bury St Edmunds Rural South has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) and recorded 215 crimes in the last 12 months. Sudbury Town - South has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 889 crimes. Bury St Edmunds Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bury St Edmunds Rural South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -36.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sudbury Town - South shows +22.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bury St Edmunds Rural South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (93 incidents). In Sudbury Town - South, it is Violent Crime (369 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bury St Edmunds Rural South recorded 21 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sudbury Town - South recorded 64. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bury St Edmunds Rural South totalled 93 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 369 in Sudbury Town - South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bury St Edmunds Rural South recorded 338 crimes (now 215, a change of -36.4%). Sudbury Town - South recorded 725 crimes previously (now 889, +22.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bury St Edmunds Rural South has a resolution rate of 0% and Sudbury Town - South has 16.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bury St Edmunds Rural South falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Sudbury Town - South is covered by Suffolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bury St Edmunds Rural South and Sudbury Town - South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.