Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodfield Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 86th 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 Woodfield Lane (CB23 6DS) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodfield Lane (CB23 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Codling Walk, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merle Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merle Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hop Gardens | Under investigation |
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