Total Crime Rate
461.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
290.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Path 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 Sycamore Path (CB8 9YD) 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 Sycamore Path (CB8 9YD), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Road. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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