Crime Rates at Meadowsweet Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6ET

Meadowsweet Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 17th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Close (CB23 6ET) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 301.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Close (CB23 6ET), 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.