Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Orchard Row area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 244 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 Orchard Row (CB7 5AY) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Soham North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Row (CB7 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wicken Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fordham Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Military Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clipsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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