Lakenheath
Middle areaThe north west of the West Suffolk. 9,291 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 51 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 87% of people in Lakenheath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lakenheath
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lakenheath at a rate of 30.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 125 |
| Other crime | 62 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lakenheath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lakenheath safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lakenheath at a rate of 30.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lakenheath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (125), other crime (62) and burglary (23).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Suffolk
These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Suffolk and not Lakenheath alone. See West Suffolk
Lakenheath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lakenheath was £250,000 in 2025.
Lakenheath had 8,724 usual residents at the census.
About 87% of people in Lakenheath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lakenheath, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.