Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Buristead Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 238th lowest 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 Buristead Road (CB22 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buristead Road (CB22 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old School Court, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robinson Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Buristead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Woollards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woollards Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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