Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 587 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 Portland Road (CB8 0NP) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (CB8 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Manderston Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road —
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alycidon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manderston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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