Total Crime Rate

461.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

290.0 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 461.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 290.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.1 10/10
  • Other crime 132.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

This area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clare, Hundon & Kedington , and the 6th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (CB8 8PT) in the last 12 months was 461.7 per 1,000 residents and was 835.8% higher than the Clare, Hundon & Kedington average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 290.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 442.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CB8 8PT, the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station, with 4 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

Crime Over Time in CB8 8PT area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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