Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 7FS
How much crime is recorded in CB8 7FS, 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
- 2,620 (2024)
CB8 7FSNewmarket
How safe is CB8 7FS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 7FS 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 7FSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 112% 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.