Crap Towns / Newmarket / Crime

How much crime is there in Newmarket?

The police recorded 75.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Newmarket from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 74.1, down from 79.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	79.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	72.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	74.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.4	34.1
Shoplifting	9.0	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.0	7.0
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Public order	5.8	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.4	3.8
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.0	0.5
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Cambridge	19.2 km	101
Mildenhall	13.0 km	75.2
Newmarket	–	75.1
Haverhill	18.5 km	68.4
Ely	19.6 km	59.3
Red Lodge	8.4 km	50.9
Waterbeach	15.4 km	48.2
Histon and Impington	20.3 km	47.2
Soham	10.6 km	44.5
Cottenham	19.9 km	41.4
Burwell	6.4 km	36.3
The typical town	–	76.2