Crime Rates at Mayfield Way, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 5JJ

Mayfield Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 499 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 Mayfield Way (CB23 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Way (CB23 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lamb Drove, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepard Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.