Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Rayes Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayes Lane (CB8 7AB) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayes Lane (CB8 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drapery Row, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Passage (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rayes Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapery Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapery Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drapery Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drapery Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drapery Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Drapery Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sun Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sun Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crown Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapery Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sassoon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Watercourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Watercourse Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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