Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Chalk Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 58th highest crime rate of 499 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 Chalk Hill (CB22 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 195.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalk Hill (CB22 5DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalk Hill, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gog Magog Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chalk Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chalk Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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