Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 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 105.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 60.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Newnham Lane area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newnham Lane (CB5 0EA) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% higher than the Burwell average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 5.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newnham Lane (CB5 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newnham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guyatt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weirs Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weirs Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weirs Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guyatt Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guyatt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guyatt Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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