Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Court area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 264th 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 Chester Court (CB9 8LT) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Court (CB9 8LT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clements Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clements Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gipping Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Primrose Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gloucester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Layer Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Layer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holbrook Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseshoe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Horseshoe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leiston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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