Total Crime Rate

246.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.1 7/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lake Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 587 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 Lake Avenue (IP32 6HY) in the last 12 months was 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 232.7% higher than the St Olaves average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 153.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Avenue (IP32 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Lake Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bunbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anselm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reeve Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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