Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walton Way 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 Walton Way (CB3 1AX) 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 Walton Way (CB3 1AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryle Yard (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bar Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ruddock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ryle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Garrod Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eddington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ruddock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ruddock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Burkitt Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ruddock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.