Crime Rate in Newmarket East, ward

Newmarket East has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 wards in West Suffolk district and the 1577th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 126th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newmarket East in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the West Suffolk district average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newmarket East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 323 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -36.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 430 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newmarket East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Icewell Hill. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.