Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

School Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (CB23 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CB23 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Court —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wattle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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