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Crime in CB8 7LT
How much crime is recorded in CB8 7LT, 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
- 2,404 (2024)
How safe is CB8 7LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB8 7LT 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
CB8 7LTNational
Burglary21.09.1
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.