Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 131.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lynton Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sawston , and the 45th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynton Way (CB22 3EA) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% higher than the Sawston average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Way (CB22 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Webb Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Morris Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lynton Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Webb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Webb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Webb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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