Total Crime Rate

212.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chainey Pieces area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chainey Pieces (CB9 8BG) in the last 12 months was 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher than the Haverhill Central average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chainey Pieces (CB9 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Market Hill. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chainey Pieces area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murton Slade Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murton Slade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Slade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murton Slade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murton Slade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Murton Slade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chauntry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murton Slade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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