Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cambridge Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 498 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 Cambridge Road (CB22 5JS) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Shelford average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (CB22 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Trees, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobsons Acre (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehill Road —
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Data Sources

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