Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 62.8 6/10
  • Drugs 46.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 160th 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 Thornton Road (CB3 0NN) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Bar Hill average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 17 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1307
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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