Total Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pleasant Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Haverhill Central , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pleasant Close (CB9 9NR) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pleasant Close (CB9 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Dunn Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadcroft Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxburrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Dunn Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pleasant Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxburrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxburrow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxburrow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Blake Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | William Blake Court | Under investigation |
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