Crime Rate in Cherry Hinton, ward

Cherry Hinton has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 3758th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 360th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cherry Hinton in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cherry Hinton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 286 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cherry Hinton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.