Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newmarket Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Abbeygate , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Road (IP33 3HA) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Abbeygate average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newmarket Road (IP33 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Minden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A1302 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Western Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Western Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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