Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 8HN
How much crime is recorded in CB8 8HN, 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
- 2,096 (2024)
CB8 8HNNewmarket
How safe is CB8 8HN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 8HN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8HNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.