Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spring Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 98th highest crime rate of 498 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 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Bassingbourn average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Lane (SG8 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pepper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Lane —
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Data Sources

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