Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stirling Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Downham Villages , and the 48th 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 Stirling Way (CB6 2QY) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Downham Villages average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Way (CB6 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Piece. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Piece Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Saffron Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Orchards Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
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Data Sources

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