Crime Rates at Shepherds Close, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8XJ

Shepherds Close 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 Shepherds Close (CB5 8XJ) 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 Shepherds Close (CB5 8XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fison Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tiptree Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.