Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hazel Close 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 Hazel Close (CB9 9LY) 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 Hazel Close (CB9 9LY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hazel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Primrose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Layer Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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