Total Crime Rate

178.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old North Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 499 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 Old North Road (SG8 5JG) in the last 12 months was 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old North Road (SG8 5JG), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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