Total Crime Rate

106.6 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 106.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Limes Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barrington , and the 70th highest crime rate of 499 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 Limes Road (CB23 7XX) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Road (CB23 7XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apple Tree Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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