Crime Rate in Bassingbourn, ward

Bassingbourn has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 3241st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 310th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bassingbourn in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bassingbourn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bassingbourn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Tudor Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.