Total Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balsham Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 498 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 Balsham Road (CB21 4LD) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Balsham average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balsham Road (CB21 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivey Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinsey Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb Fair Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivey Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb Fair Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Kinsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keene Fields —
Sep 2025Burglary Keene Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paynes Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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