Total Crime Rate

420.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 420.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 8th 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 High Street (CB8 8NA) in the last 12 months was 420.6 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% higher than the Newmarket East average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 155.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB8 8NA), 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardigan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bunbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drapery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bunbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dick Perryman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dick Perryman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rous Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Drapery Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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