Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Avocet Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avocet Grove (CB7 5GN) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Soham North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avocet Grove (CB7 5GN), the main crime hotspot is near Lapwing Way. 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 Avocet Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bittern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bittern Grove Under investigation
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 Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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