Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hammond Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 136th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hammond Close (CB8 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Exning average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammond Close (CB8 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exning Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hammond Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petingo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studlands Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laureate Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laureate Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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