Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Connaught Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haverhill North , and the 154th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Road (CB9 8JF) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the Haverhill North average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (CB9 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloucester Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ixworth Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gipping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holbrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gloucester Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Layer Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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