Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nursery Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barrington , and the 176th 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 Nursery Way (CB23 7EL) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Barrington average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Way (CB23 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hines Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nursery Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hines Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hines Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barrons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hines Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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