Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Windmill Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 138th highest 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 Windmill Lane (CB21 5DT) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (CB21 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Grandridge Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dunmowe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences March'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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