Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bucksherd Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucksherd Close (CB23 5JU) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucksherd Close (CB23 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friar Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenbank (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bucksherd Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friar Way
Sep 2025Public order Millhouse Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxhollow
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeavons Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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