Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 126th 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 This (CB9 8HE) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CB9 8HE, the main crime hotspot is near Market Hill. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overchurch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paske Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camps Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | 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 | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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