Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Qua Fen Common area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North , and the 64th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Qua Fen Common (CB7 5DH) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Qua Fen Common (CB7 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Qua Fen Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weatheralls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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