Total Crime Rate
99.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Wendreds Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 90th highest crime rate of 590 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 St Wendreds Way (CB8 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Wendreds Way (CB8 7HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Exning| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frogmore | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New River Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Awaiting court outcome |
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