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Crime in CB7 5FU
How much crime is recorded in CB7 5FU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Soham
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,856 (2024)
CB7 5FUEly
How safe is CB7 5FU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 5FU 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5FUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.