Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thorn Close area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North , and the 7th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorn Close (CB7 5EH) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Close (CB7 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Thorn Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft
Sep 2025Burglary West Drive Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gadwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bittern Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bittern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heron Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft

Data Sources

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