Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.5 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 163.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 40th 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 The Avenue (CB8 9AA) in the last 12 months was 163.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Newmarket East average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (CB8 9AA), 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 The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drapery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardigan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drapery Row Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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