Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Symonds Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Symonds Lane (CB1 6HY) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Balsham average (30.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symonds Lane (CB1 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Field Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Symonds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holttums Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granta Leys —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dovehouse Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holttums Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holttums Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Symonds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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