Total Crime Rate
69.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Street 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 Broad Street (CB9 9HD) 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 Broad Street (CB9 9HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yeldham Place, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murton Slade (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeldham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camps Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeldham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeldham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Yeldham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Glebe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Glebe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Murton Slade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Les Ager Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Friar Close | Under investigation |
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