Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheat Sheaf Villas area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 590 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 Wheat Sheaf Villas (IP28 8YP) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheat Sheaf Villas (IP28 8YP), 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 Wheat Sheaf Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dairy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Skelton'S Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton'S Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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