Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 142.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cheyney Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 37th highest crime rate of 499 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 Cheyney Street (SG8 0LS) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher than the Bassingbourn average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheyney Street (SG8 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee End, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cheyney Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook End —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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