Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Bushel Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bushel Lane (CB7 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushel Lane (CB7 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bushel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatheralls Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebay Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Wood South Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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