Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newmarket Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Fordham & Isleham , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Road (CB8 7PP) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Fordham & Isleham average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newmarket Road (CB8 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Moulton Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fordham & Isleham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
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