Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 95th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Lane (SG8 5HT) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Lane (SG8 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bassingbourn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Lane | — |
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