Crime Rate in Haverhill East, ward

Haverhill East has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 wards in West Suffolk district and the 1336th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 201st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haverhill East in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the West Suffolk district average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haverhill East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 157 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haverhill East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Yeldham Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.