Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chaplins Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 498 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 Chaplins Close (CB21 5HU) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 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 ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaplins Close (CB21 5HU), 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.
View Crime In Fen Ditton & Fulbourn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | March'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunmowe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin'S Close | Under investigation |
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