Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 9AW
How much crime is recorded in CB8 9AW, 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
- 1,585 (2024)
CB8 9AWNewmarket
How safe is CB8 9AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 9AW area, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9AWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.44.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.