Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

College Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 245 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 College Road (CB7 5HW) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (CB7 5HW), 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 College Road area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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