Crime Rates at Balaton Place, Newmarket, CB8 7YP

Balaton Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balaton Place (CB8 7YP) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Exning average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balaton Place (CB8 7YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyndham Way, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meynell Gardens (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.