Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellbrook Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 214th 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 Wellbrook Way (CB3 0GJ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Bar Hill average (48.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellbrook Way (CB3 0GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellbrook Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wilderspin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilderspin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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