Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

High Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 498 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 High Street (CB23 6GW) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB23 6GW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Playsteds Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Playsteds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Glebe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Squire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Squire Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Playsteds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flitmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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