Total Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelford Park Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shelford , and the 217th 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 Shelford Park Avenue (CB22 5LU) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelford Park Avenue (CB22 5LU), 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 Poplar Close (3 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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