Total Crime Rate

492.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 492.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ditton Lane area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 2nd 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 Ditton Lane (CB5 8SS) in the last 12 months was 492.0 per 1,000 residents and was 478.5% 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 Shoplifting with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 335.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditton Lane (CB5 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Dunsmore Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ditton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bakery Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ditton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Helen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiptree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiptree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiptree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiptree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rachel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rachel Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rachel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rachel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rachel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blue Lion Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rachel Close —
Sep 2025Public order Blue Lion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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