Crime Rates at Thornton Close, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NQ

Thornton Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 81st highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Close (CB3 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Bar Hill average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Close (CB3 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burlton Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.