Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Trees Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Trees Road (CB22 5AW) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Shelford average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Trees Road (CB22 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near De Freville Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macaulay Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Trees Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime De Freville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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