Total Crime Rate

368.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 368.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Rowans area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 7th 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 The Rowans (CB24 6YX) in the last 12 months was 368.8 per 1,000 residents and was 295.2% higher than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rowans (CB24 6YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coulson Close, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Rowans area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coulson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coulson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coulson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coulson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coulson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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