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Crime in West Suffolk by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,959crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Barrowlowest rate10.8 per 1,000 a year
52.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Haverhill (-9%), Bury St Edmunds (2%) and Brandon (3%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ExningCB8 · 2,318 residents 108.7▲ 9%violence
2NewmarketCB8 · 18,059 residents 93.5▲ 17%violence
3MildenhallIP28 · 11,177 residents 88.8▲ 26%violence
4Bury St EdmundsIP33 · 36,200 residents 87.4▲ 2%violence
5Barton MillsIP28 · 2,334 residents 82.3▲ 14%shoplifting
6HaverhillCB9 · 26,431 residents 78.4▼ 9%violence
7Beck RowIP28 · 4,753 residents 66.5▲ 58%violence
8BrandonIP27 · 9,690 residents 63.6▲ 3%violence
9Red LodgeIP28 · 6,546 residents 58.7▲ 30%violence
10Fornham All SaintsIP28 · 3,208 residents 56.1▲ 22%violence
11ClareCO10 · 2,277 residents 52.7▲ 20%violence
12LakenheathIP27 · 4,873 residents 49.3▲ 11%violence
13Fornham St MartinIP31 · 3,035 residents 44.8▼ 31%violence
14StantonIP31 · 2,916 residents 32.9▲ 4%violence
15CavendishCO10 · 1,953 residents 32.8–violence
16IxworthIP31 · 2,297 residents 31.3▼ 14%public order
17West RowIP28 · 1,891 residents 27.5▼ 28%violence
18Great BartonIP31 · 2,572 residents 24.9–violence
19KentfordCB8 · 2,252 residents 19.5▼ 52%violence
20KedingtonCB9 · 2,215 residents 12.6▼ 36%violence
21WickhambrookCB8 · 2,289 residents 12.2–violence
22BarrowIP29 · 2,592 residents 10.8–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of West Suffolk have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Barrow, Wickhambrook, Kedington, Kentford and Great Barton.

Which areas of West Suffolk have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Exning, Newmarket, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds and Barton Mills.

Is crime going up or down in West Suffolk?

Across West Suffolk, 2,959 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.