Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 74th 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 Spring Lane (SG8 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 750.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Lane (SG8 5HZ), 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pepper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Limes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kefford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Tanyard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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