Total Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hamilton Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Court (CB8 0NG) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamilton Court (CB8 0NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alycidon Mews, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alycidon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alycidon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alycidon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Rows | Under investigation |
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