Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 136.7 9/10
  • Other theft 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grange Lane area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 60th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Lane (IP28 6BA) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 327.6% higher than the Lakenheath average (32.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Lane (IP28 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Wiggin Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Lane area

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Data Sources

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