Total Crime Rate

421.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 421.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Other theft 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doug Smith Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 8th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doug Smith Close (CB8 0BL) in the last 12 months was 421.7 per 1,000 residents and was 291.3% higher than the Exning average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doug Smith Close (CB8 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Greville Starkey Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Doug Smith Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lester Piggott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Field Terrace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mat Dawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greville Starkey Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greville Starkey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greville Starkey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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