Crime Rate in Soham North, ward

Soham North has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in East Cambridgeshire district and the 2757th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 428th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Soham North in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the East Cambridgeshire district average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Soham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Soham North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near West Drive Crescent. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.