Total Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bartons Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 200th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bartons Close (CB21 4EA) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bartons Close (CB21 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sleford Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bartons Close | Under investigation |
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