Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

George Lambton Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 75th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Lambton Avenue (CB8 0BN) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 585.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Lambton Avenue (CB8 0BN), the main crime hotspot is near Greville Starkey Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in George Lambton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1103 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greville Starkey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engelhard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engelhard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Engelhard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Engelhard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1103 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engelhard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greville Starkey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greville Starkey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engelhard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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