Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Fabians Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 118th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Fabians Close (CB8 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Fabians Close (CB8 0EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Griffin Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Fabians Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Fabians Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsican Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Corsican Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Griffin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsican Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Fabians Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fabians Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1103 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1103 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fabians Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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