Total Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Giffords Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 214th lowest 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 Giffords Close (CB3 0PF) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Bar Hill average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Giffords Close (CB3 0PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Vincent'S Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pepys Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Girton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duck End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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