Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 47th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Close (CB25 0HW) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Close (CB25 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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