Total Crime Rate
108.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horsecroft Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 68th highest crime rate of 499 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 Horsecroft Drive (CB23 5HX) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.5% higher than the Caldecote average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsecroft Drive (CB23 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flitmead (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Smithy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Flitmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Squire Drive | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.