Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 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 100.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 38th highest crime rate of 245 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 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Fordham & Isleham average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Street (CB7 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Carter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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