Total Crime Rate

237.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.1 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 237.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yeldham Place 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 Yeldham Place (CB9 0HW) 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 Yeldham Place (CB9 0HW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Yeldham Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Murton Slade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Les Ager Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Murton Slade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeldham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeldham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeldham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yeldham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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