Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Homefield Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 158th highest 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 Homefield Close (CB24 9YE) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Histon & Impington average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefield Close (CB24 9YE), the main crime hotspot is near Impington Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Homefield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Impington Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Impington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Impington Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roselea
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macfarlane Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Dole Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Impington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Impington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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