Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Playsteds Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 79th 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 Playsteds Lane (CB23 6GA) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.9% 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Playsteds Lane (CB23 6GA), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Playsteds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squire Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glebe Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playsteds Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Playsteds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flitmead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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