Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Downham Villages , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 244 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 Cromwell Road (CB6 2QL) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Downham Villages average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (CB6 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Piece. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Painter'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Stirling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nunns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saffron Piece Under investigation
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Data Sources

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