Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hamilton 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.

Crime Over Time in Hamilton Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alycidon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alycidon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alycidon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Rows Under investigation

Data Sources

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