Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ness Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 87th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ness Road (CB25 0AA) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Burwell average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ness Road (CB25 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guyatt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guyatt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guyatt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guyatt Court —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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