Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clare, Hundon & Kedington , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Road (CB9 7NG) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Road (CB9 7NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haverhill Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Peters Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
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