Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fordham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North , and the 16th 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 Fordham Road (CB7 5FP) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 321.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordham Road (CB7 5FP), the main crime hotspot is near Valerian Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenare Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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