Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 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 41.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Orchard Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 107th lowest 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 Orchard Way (CB25 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (CB25 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westhorpe —
Apr 2026Public order Westhorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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