Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Assington , and the 106th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lane (CO10 0BY) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Assington average (26.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (CO10 0BY), the main crime hotspot is near Lambert Drive. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

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Data Sources

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