Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 7BD
How much crime is recorded in CB8 7BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Newmarket, Studlands & Exning
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
CB8 7BDNewmarket
How safe is CB8 7BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 7BD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 7BDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Public order0.74.6
Shoplifting0.18.4
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.