Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lode Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Soham North , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lode Close (CB7 5WN) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Soham North average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lode Close (CB7 5WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clay Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lode Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Corner —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Corner —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gidney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lines Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clay Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobede Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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