Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 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 65.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Fordham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 85th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordham Road (CB7 5AH) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher than the Soham North average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordham Road (CB7 5AH), the main crime hotspot is near Glenare Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fordham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Glenare Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunburst Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenare Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Celandine View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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