Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cricket Field Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 121st 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 Cricket Field Road (CB8 8BT) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricket Field Road (CB8 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Cheveley Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dick Perryman Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cricket Field Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dick Perryman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sovereign Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dick Perryman Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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