Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carter Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Fordham & Isleham , and the 42nd 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 Carter Street (CB7 5NG) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Fordham & Isleham average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Street (CB7 5NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution

Data Sources

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