Crime Rates at Ditton Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8SP

Ditton Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 27th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Ditton Lane (CB5 8SP) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditton Lane (CB5 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1047, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.