Total Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadhaven area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 16th 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 Meadhaven (CB21 4XG) in the last 12 months was 7.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadhaven (CB21 4XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balsham Road, 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 | Keene Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bakers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lonsdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keene Fields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kinsey Place | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinsey Place | Under investigation |
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