Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Withersfield Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 156th highest crime rate of 590 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 Withersfield Road (CB9 9HA) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withersfield Road (CB9 9HA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Withersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeldham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camps Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeldham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Les Ager Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Murton Slade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Murton Slade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yeldham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeldham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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