Total Crime Rate
257.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Science Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 10th 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 Science Park (CB4 0FW) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 202.2% higher than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Science Park (CB4 0FW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fen Ditton & Fulbourn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lovell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lovell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lovell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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