Total Crime Rate
110.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Soham Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Fordham & Isleham , and the 26th 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 Soham Road (CB7 5LB) in the last 12 months was 110.9 per 1,000 residents and was 135.8% higher than the Fordham & Isleham average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Soham Road (CB7 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Rule Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fordham & Isleham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Soham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murfitt'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rule Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rule Gardens | Under investigation |
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