Total Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Qua Fen Common area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Qua Fen Common (CB7 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 7.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Soham North average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Qua Fen Common (CB7 5DQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weatheralls Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebay Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Wood South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
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