Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Paradise Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Fordham & Isleham , and the 35th 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 Paradise Cottages (CB7 5XG) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% higher than the Fordham & Isleham average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Cottages (CB7 5XG), the main crime hotspot is near Fore Hill. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Paradise Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Vineyards Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waterside Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
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Data Sources

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