Total Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Falkner Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sawston , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 498 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 Falkner Road (CB22 3JX) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 269.0% higher than the Sawston average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falkner Road (CB22 3JX), the main crime hotspot is near The Green Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falkner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henry Morris Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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