Crime Rate in Histon & Impington, ward

Histon & Impington has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 3174th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 306th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Histon & Impington in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Histon & Impington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 327 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Histon & Impington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 76 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Unwin Square (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.