Total Crime Rate

138.1 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Elm Tree Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 39th 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 Elm Tree Drive (SG8 5LU) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Tree Drive (SG8 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Tree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willmott Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarkes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willmott Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Lane —
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Data Sources

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