Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blossom Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East 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 Blossom Close (CB25 0AU) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Burwell average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blossom Close (CB25 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blossom Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Rise
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westhorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westhorpe
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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