Total Crime Rate
531.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferneley Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 4th 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 Ferneley Crescent (CB8 0GW) in the last 12 months was 531.4 per 1,000 residents and was 393.2% higher than the Exning average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -63.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 225.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferneley Crescent (CB8 0GW), the main crime hotspot is near Icewell Hill. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exning| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B1103 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sassoon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Watercourse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferneley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Icewell Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Watercourse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freshfields | Under investigation |
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