Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Green (CB22 5EG) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 181.4% higher than the Shelford average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Green (CB22 5EG), 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 Granhams Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime De Freville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Granhams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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