Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Lady Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Box Vale , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .

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 Lady Lane (IP7 6AR) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.3% higher than the Box Vale average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Lane (IP7 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ann Strutt Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emma Girling Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lady Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Strutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grays Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Emma Girling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ann Strutt Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Grays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Clarke Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Parkins Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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