Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burkitts Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 26th highest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .

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 Burkitts Lane (CO10 1HB) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.7% higher than the Lavenham average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burkitts Lane (CO10 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burkitts Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gregory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siam Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bullocks Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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