Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poppy Fields area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 57th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppy Fields (CB7 5TG) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Fields (CB7 5TG), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Poppy Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Wood South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebay Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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