Total Crime Rate
81.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emsons Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 106th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Emsons Close (CB21 4NB) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 166.5% higher than the Balsham average (30.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emsons Close (CB21 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatsheaf Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Linton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emson'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1052 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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