Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

North Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 86th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (CB25 0BB) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Burwell average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (CB25 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantchester Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Lode Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dyson'S Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westhorpe
Apr 2026Public order Westhorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grantchester Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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