Bury St Edmunds Town South vs Woodbridge and Wickham Market

Bury St Edmunds Town South has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,421 crimes in the last 12 months. Woodbridge and Wickham Market has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 779 crimes. Bury St Edmunds Town South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bury St Edmunds Town South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -18.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Woodbridge and Wickham Market shows -5.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bury St Edmunds Town South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (622 incidents). In Woodbridge and Wickham Market, it is Violent Crime (331 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bury St Edmunds Town South recorded 41 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Woodbridge and Wickham Market recorded 79. 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 Town South totalled 622 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 331 in Woodbridge and Wickham Market. 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 Town South recorded 1,742 crimes (now 1,421, a change of -18.4%). Woodbridge and Wickham Market recorded 824 crimes previously (now 779, -5.5%).

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 Town South has a resolution rate of 30.7% and Woodbridge and Wickham Market has 24.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bury St Edmunds Town South falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Woodbridge and Wickham Market 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 Town South and Woodbridge and Wickham Market. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.