Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 8SL
How much crime is recorded in CB8 8SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,426 (2024)
CB8 8SLNewmarket
How safe is CB8 8SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 8SL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8SLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.81.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.