Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 106.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Teal Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 30th 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 Teal Avenue (CB7 5UX) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teal Avenue (CB7 5UX), the main crime hotspot is near Heron Croft. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Teal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Way —
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Data Sources

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