Total Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roman Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 74th 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 Roman Close (CB25 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roman Close (CB25 0RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guyatt Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newnham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guyatt Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guyatt Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guyatt Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guyatt Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
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