Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Maple Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 146th 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 Maple Close (CB21 4UB) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Close (CB21 4UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabtree Croft, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovehouse Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Croft 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 2026Theft from the person Symonds Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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