Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruffles Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 149th 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 Ruffles Road (CB9 0JX) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruffles Road (CB9 0JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coupals Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coupals Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coupals Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coupals Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfields Way | Under investigation |
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