Crime Rate in King's Hedges, ward

King's Hedges has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 1182nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 89th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in King's Hedges in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, King's Hedges’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 409 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 13 cases , up 116.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 502 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the King's Hedges ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.