Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 104th highest crime rate of 587 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 Castle Walk (CB9 9NE) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Haverhill Central average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Walk (CB9 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layer Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fern Grove (11 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Avenue | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Layer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadcroft Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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