Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old School Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 135th 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 Old School Court (CB22 5FF) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old School Court (CB22 5FF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old School Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woollards Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Woollards Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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