Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 94th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Avenue (CB7 5JF) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Avenue (CB7 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Eastern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatheralls Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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