Crime Rates at Sheepgate Lane, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8RQ

Sheepgate Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 108th lowest 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 Sheepgate Lane (CO10 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepgate Lane (CO10 8RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near De Burgh Place, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erbury Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.