Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newnham Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 244 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 Newnham Lane (CB25 0EA) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Burwell average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newnham Lane (CB25 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bolton Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newnham Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kingfisher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Causeway
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Causeway
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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