Total Crime Rate

128.0 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Causeway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 37th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Causeway (SG8 5JD) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Causeway (SG8 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinnell Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canberra Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Causeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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