Total Crime Rate

407.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 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 407.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • 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

Lawson Close area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 5th 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 Lawson Close (CB24 9HE) in the last 12 months was 407.5 per 1,000 residents and was 403.9% higher than the Histon & Impington average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawson Close (CB24 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lawson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Saffron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symonds Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery School Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons School Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Hill —
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Data Sources

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