Total Crime Rate
237.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Pightle area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 21st 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 Pightle (CB9 0ES) in the last 12 months was 237.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Haverhill Central average (145.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 146.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Pightle (CB9 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Hill (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Les Ager Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camps Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Glebe | Under investigation |
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