Crime Rates at Butterfield Drive, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5FL

Butterfield Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butterfield Drive (SG8 5FL) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Bassingbourn average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterfield Drive (SG8 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Causeway, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.