Total Crime Rate
74.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carter Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Linton , and the 128th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carter Close (CB22 4SB) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher than the Linton average (54.8 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carter Close (CB22 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Duxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mangers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ickleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
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