Crime Rate in Longstanton, ward

Longstanton has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 3698th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 372nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longstanton in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longstanton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 233 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longstanton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rampton Drift. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.