Total Crime Rate

238.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St David area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 587 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 St David (CB8 0JH) in the last 12 months was 238.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Newmarket East average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St David (CB8 0JH), the main crime hotspot is near Icewell Hill. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St David area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abernant Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marino Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marino Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marino Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marino Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Watercourse Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Watercourse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferneley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Icewell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Millbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank —
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Data Sources

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