Crime Rate in Melbourn, ward

Melbourn has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 2006th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 314th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Melbourn in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Melbourn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Melbourn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around John Breay Close (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.