Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 72.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lynfield Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 190th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Lynfield Lane (CB4 1DR) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the East Chesterton average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynfield Lane (CB4 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Lane. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomew'S Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bartholomew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Lane Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
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Data Sources

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