Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 9PS
How much crime is recorded in CB8 9PS, 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
- 2,277 (2024)
CB8 9PSNewmarket
How safe is CB8 9PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 9PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 9PSNational
Burglary11.59.1
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Public order1.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.