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Crime in CB8 8PP

How much crime is recorded in CB8 8PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,935 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB8 8PP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 8PP area, well 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8PPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Burglary4.99.1
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.94.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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