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Crime in CB7 5US
How much crime is recorded in CB7 5US, 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
- 1,191 (2024)
CB7 5USEly
How safe is CB7 5US
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 5US 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5USNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary10.59.1
Other theft7.64.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.21.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.