Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.6 4/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodlands Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 239th 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 Woodlands Close (CB22 5LP) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Shelford average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Close (CB22 5LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welchs Crescent (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welchs Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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