Crime Rates at Park Lane, Newmarket, CB8 8AX

Park Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 590 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 Park Lane (CB8 8AX) in the last 12 months was 233.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (CB8 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drapery Row, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Passage (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.