Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Court area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Court (CB22 5LD) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Shelford average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Court (CB22 5LD), 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 Macaulay Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shelford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | De Freville Road | Under investigation |
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