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

Mace Road 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 Mace Road (IP28 7FP) 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 Mace Road (IP28 7FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wamil Walk, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worlington Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wamil Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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