Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highfields Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Barrington , and the 75th 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 Highfields Road (CB23 7NX) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% higher than the Barrington average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfields Road (CB23 7NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Willows, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchid Fare (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Fare Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Fare Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Drift Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Damms Pastures Under investigation
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Data Sources

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