Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8EY

Park Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 587 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 Park Avenue (CB8 8EY) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Newmarket East average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (CB8 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crown Walk, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Passage (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.