Crime Rates at Appletrees, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8SP

Appletrees area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appletrees (CB23 8SP) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Bar Hill average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appletrees (CB23 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Almond Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robin Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.