Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dumplingbridge Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 113th highest crime rate of 587 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 Dumplingbridge Lane (IP27 9JU) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.8% higher than the Lakenheath average (32.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dumplingbridge Lane (IP27 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingfield Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dumplingbridge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharpes Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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