Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 146th 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 Park Avenue (CB8 8EY) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Newmarket East average (105.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (CB8 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Street, where police recorded 44 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.

Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bunbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rous Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bunbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dick Perryman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sovereign Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dick Perryman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cardigan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingston Passage Under investigation
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Data Sources

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