Total Crime Rate
113.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Freville Road 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 De Freville Road (CB22 5LH) 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 De Freville Road (CB22 5LH), 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.
View Crime In Shelford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Granhams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | De Freville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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