Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CB5 0HD) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CB5 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wild Acres (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Close | — |
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