Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 254th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Street (IP28 8DH) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (IP28 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dairy Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dairy Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pasture Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smoke House View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smoke House View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutters Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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