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Crime in CB7 5BS
How much crime is recorded in CB7 5BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Soham
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,068 (2024)
CB7 5BSEly
How safe is CB7 5BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 5BS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB7 5BSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.