Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 12.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chaston Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaston Road (CB22 5AS) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Shelford average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaston Road (CB22 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near De Freville Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macaulay Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Freville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Freville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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