Total Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plantation Road area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sawston , and the 10th 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 Plantation Road (CB22 3JN) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Sawston average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Plantation Road (CB22 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynton Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Webb Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sawston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Webb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Henry Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Webb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Webb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Webb Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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