Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newmarket area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 116th highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket (LN11 9EF) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Priory & St James' average (159.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket (LN11 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnt Hill Lane (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newmarket area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Printers Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Printers Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnt Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnt Hill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnt Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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