Total Crime Rate

416.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 416.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.8 10/10
  • Public order 72.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Old North Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 3rd 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 Old North Road (SG8 5JR) in the last 12 months was 416.7 per 1,000 residents and was 479.8% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 305.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old North Road (SG8 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 52 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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