Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 156.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Lark Valley Trade Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 49th 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 The Lark Valley Trade Park (IP32 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lark Valley Trade Park (IP32 6LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Anselm Avenue. Police recorded 20 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 The Lark Valley Trade Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chase Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anselm Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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