Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Girton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South 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 Girton Road (CB3 0LL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Bar Hill average (55.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girton Road (CB3 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Girton Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Girton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Girton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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