Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 24.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Other theft 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

Cutters Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath , and the 182nd lowest 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 Cutters Close (IP28 8YS) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cutters Close (IP28 8YS), 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 Cutters Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smoke House View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pasture Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dairy Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dairy Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Breach Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smoke House View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutters Close —
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Data Sources

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