Postcode · Newmarket
Crime in CB8 9XX
How much crime is recorded in CB8 9XX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kedington, Hundon & Withersfield
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,080 (2024)
CB8 9XXNewmarket
How safe is CB8 9XX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 9XX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9XXNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Other crime16.81.5
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.92.4
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.