Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 587 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 Castle Avenue (CB9 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Haverhill Central average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Castle Avenue (CB9 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leather Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haverhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglian Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldeburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Layer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ixworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leather Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ixworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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