Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camps Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Milton & Waterbeach , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 499 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 Camps Close (CB25 9NT) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Milton & Waterbeach average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camps Close (CB25 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pieces Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pieces Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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