Total Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 184.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meadow Lane area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 20th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Lane (CB21 4HX) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 503.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (CB21 4HX), 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 Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Symonds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holttums Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holttums Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holttums Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dovehouse Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granta Leys —
Apr 2026Burglary Flint Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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