Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 22.1 7/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sackville Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sackville Way (CB23 6HB) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 272.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sackville Way (CB23 6HB), 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 Sackville Way area

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

Data Sources

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