Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Wake Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 86th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wake Avenue (IP28 7NG) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Mildenhall Great Heath average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wake Avenue (IP28 7NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Recreation Way, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmanuel Close (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Recreation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Emmanuel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Recreation Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Emmanuel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Recreation Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Recreation Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Recreation Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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