Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Station Yard area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 174th highest 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 Station Yard (IP28 7DT) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Yard (IP28 7DT), the main crime hotspot is near Aldrich Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldrich Place —
Sep 2025Public order Aldrich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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