Crime Rate in Milton & Waterbeach, ward

Milton & Waterbeach has the highest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 2415th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 210th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Milton & Waterbeach in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Milton & Waterbeach’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 64.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -48.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 323 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Milton & Waterbeach ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Coulson Close, with 95 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Further/Higher Educational Building (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.