Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dove House Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 284th highest 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 Dove House Road (CB9 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the Haverhill Central average (145.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dove House Road (CB9 0BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yeldham Place, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murton Slade (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Les Ager Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Friar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Glebe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Glebe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Yeldham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeldham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeldham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeldham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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