Total Crime Rate
89.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairfield area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Downham Villages , and the 46th highest crime rate of 244 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 Fairfield (CB6 2RR) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 177.5% higher than the Downham Villages average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfield (CB6 2RR), the main crime hotspot is near Steward'S Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Downham Villages| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nunns Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunns Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunns Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchards | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchards | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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