Crime Rate in Linton, ward

Linton has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 1716th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 264th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Linton in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Linton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Linton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Field Close (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.