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Crime in CB7 5HT
How much crime is recorded in CB7 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Soham
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,125 (2024)
CB7 5HTEly
How safe is CB7 5HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 5HT 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5HTNational
Burglary13.09.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.