Total Crime Rate

514.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 514.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.9 10/10
  • Public order 48.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
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

The Rookery area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Rookery (CB8 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 514.3 per 1,000 residents and was 434.0% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 191.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rookery (CB8 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drapery Row, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Icewell Hill (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Rookery area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardigan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bunbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bunbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Icewell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rous Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Icewell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Icewell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Icewell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Icewell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Icewell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drapery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drapery Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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