Crap Towns / Great Shelford and Stapleford / Crime

How much crime is there in Great Shelford and Stapleford?

The police recorded 23.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Great Shelford and Stapleford from September 2023 to August 2026, 69% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 9.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 22.5, down from 23.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	23.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	25.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	22.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	9.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	3.0	7.0
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Public order	1.6	6.6
Other theft	1.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	1.5	3.8
Shoplifting	1.3	7.1
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Cambridge	6.0 km	101
Longstanton and Northstowe	15.3 km	68.9
Cambourne	16.1 km	50.7
Waterbeach	14.0 km	48.2
Histon and Impington	11.3 km	47.2
Royston	15.6 km	44.1
Cottenham	15.0 km	41.4
Saffron Walden	16.3 km	41.2
Sawston	3.7 km	38.7
Burwell	19.1 km	36.3
Great Shelford and Stapleford	–	23.8
The typical town	–	76.2