Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Park Garden area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 112th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Garden (IP28 8QG) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 153.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Garden (IP28 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corinth Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friday Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Garden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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