Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linden Walk area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 590 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 Linden Walk (IP28 8SU) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Walk (IP28 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dairy Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pasture Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton'S Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dairy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Skelton'S Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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