Total Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchams Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finchams Close (CB21 4NE) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Balsham average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Finchams Close (CB21 4NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lonsdale, where police recorded 7 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.
View Crime In Balsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kinsey Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lonsdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keene Fields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Keene Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bakers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinsey Place | Under investigation |
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