Crime Rate in Newnham, ward

Newnham has the lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 1109th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 165th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newnham in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newnham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newnham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.