Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 1HT
How much crime is recorded in CB8 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Newmarket & Racecourse
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,937 (2024)
CB8 1HTNewmarket
How safe is CB8 1HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 1HT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB8 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting10.48.4
Other theft6.04.5
Public order4.64.6
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.