Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fromont Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fromont Close (CB21 5HS) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fromont Close (CB21 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Grandridge Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grandridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grandridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grandridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grandridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grandridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grandridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grandridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | March'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grandridge Close | Under investigation |
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