Total Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newmarket area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 60th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

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 Newmarket (LN11 9EG) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Priory & St James' average (166.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket (LN11 9EG), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adrian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monks Dyke Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monks Dyke Head Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hollow —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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