Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 7BZ
How much crime is recorded in CB8 7BZ, 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
- 1,306 (2024)
How safe is CB8 7BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 7BZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 7BZNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Shoplifting19.08.4
Burglary17.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft4.64.5
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.