Total Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.6 1/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earls Field area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Field (IP27 9QT) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Lakenheath average (32.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Field (IP27 9QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lancewood Walk Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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