Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Green Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sawston , and the 59th 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 The Green Road (CB22 3SN) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Green Road (CB22 3SN), 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 The Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lynton Way Awaiting court outcome
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 Lynton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Webb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Morris Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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