Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clay Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 19th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clay Street (CB7 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% higher than the Soham North average (57.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Street (CB7 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clay Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Clay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clay Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lines Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobede Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gidney Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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