Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 135th 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 North Avenue (CB9 9LX) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Haverhill Central average (145.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Avenue (CB9 9LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leather Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leiston 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overchurch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Horseshoe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Primrose Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseshoe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Layer Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Layer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory Avenue | Under investigation |
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