Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 29.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fen Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Bacton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fen Lane (IP22 1DR) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Bacton average (25.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fen Lane (IP22 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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