Crime Rates at Scaltback Close, Newmarket, CB8 0BT

Scaltback Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 590 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 Scaltback Close (CB8 0BT) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Newmarket East average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scaltback Close (CB8 0BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffin Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.