Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 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 149.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Rayes Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 47th highest crime rate of 590 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 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% 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 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Passage (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rayes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drapery Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Wilfred Sherman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Permian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brewers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brewers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drapery Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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