Total Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brewers 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 Brewers Lane (CB8 7FH) 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 Brewers Lane (CB8 7FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crown Walk, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brewers Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brewers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brewers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Permian Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilfred Sherman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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