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Crime in CB7 5LP
How much crime is recorded in CB7 5LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,173 (2024)
CB7 5LPEly
How safe is CB7 5LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 5LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5LPNational
Burglary20.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.