Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cricket View area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 206th highest crime rate of 590 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 Cricket View (IP28 7FA) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Lakenheath average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricket View (IP28 7FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wamil Walk, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mace Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cricket View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Riverside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wamil Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Dairy Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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