Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 15.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Birch Trees Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 54th 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 Birch Trees Road (CB22 5AW) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Shelford average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

In the area around Birch Trees Road (CB22 5AW), 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 Birch Trees 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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