Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 218th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Street (IP28 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (IP28 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pasture Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tithe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutters Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pasture Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smoke House View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smoke House View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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