Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutton Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Close (CB24 6DU) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% lower than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Close (CB24 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garner Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodman Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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