Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Milton & Waterbeach , and the 121st highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South 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 High Street (CB25 9HN) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Milton & Waterbeach average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB25 9HN), the main crime hotspot is near Waddelow Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camps Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rookery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rookery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddelow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waddelow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddelow Road —
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Data Sources

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