Crime in Newmarket
Recorded crime in Newmarket is 1.3 times the West Suffolk average and about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 9%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Newmarket: about 14,449 residents in 13 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.8/10Good
- 5-year change
- −9%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.3×the West Suffolk average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Newmarket.
Crime over 5 years
Down 9% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Newmarket, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.3× the West Suffolk average (about the England and Wales average). 82 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in West Suffolk (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole West Suffolk partnership area, not only Newmarket. Figures for the Western Suffolk community safety partnership, which covers Babergh, Mid Suffolk and West Suffolk. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 257 | 0.65 | Up 7% |
| Cars broken into | 394 | 0.99 | Up 20% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,234 | 3.1 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 304 | 0.77 | Down 6% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in CB8
In CB8, the postcode district at the centre of Newmarket, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,003 | 8% | 14% | 64% | 8% | 6% |
| Other theft | 174 | 2% | 2% | 28% | 66% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 165 | 10% | 6% | 37% | 45% | 1% |
| Shoplifting | 144 | 13% | 4% | 20% | 62% | 1% |
| Public order | 142 | 13% | 10% | 59% | 16% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 119 | 1% | 0% | 12% | 85% | 3% |
| Other crime | 114 | 18% | 18% | 39% | 15% | 9% |
| Burglary | 110 | 12% | 1% | 18% | 66% | 3% |
| Drugs | 84 | 43% | 32% | 14% | 5% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
West Suffolk, 2023 to 2025: 255 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 78 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 18 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 31% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 34.2 |
| Drugs | 3.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.1 |
| Other crime | 1.8 |
| Other theft | 6.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.2 |
| Public order | 7.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 |
| Shoplifting | 8.1 |
Postcode districts in Newmarket
Nearby towns
Council: West Suffolk
Questions about crime in Newmarket
- Is Newmarket a safe place to live?
- Newmarket scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.3 times the West Suffolk average.
- Is crime going up or down in Newmarket?
- Down 9% over 5 years, from 1,150 recorded crimes a year to 1,045.
- What is the most common crime in Newmarket?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 34 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Newmarket compare with West Suffolk?
- Crime severity in Newmarket is 1.3 times the West Suffolk average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Newmarket?
- In CB8, the postcode district at the centre of Newmarket, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 28% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Newmarket?
- Of 110 burglaries reported in CB8, the postcode district at the centre of Newmarket between September 2024 and August 2025, 12% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 66% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Newmarket?
- In 2025/26, in the Western Suffolk partnership area, which includes Newmarket, the police recorded 257 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, up 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Newmarket?
- 1,234 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Western Suffolk partnership area, which includes Newmarket, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Newmarket last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Western Suffolk partnership area, which includes Newmarket, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.