Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 208th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

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 (LN11 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Priory & St James' average (166.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket (LN11 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monks Dyke Head (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket area

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

Data Sources

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