Crime Rate in West Chesterton, ward

West Chesterton has the 6th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 1925th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 162nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Chesterton in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Chesterton’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 32.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -64.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 272 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Chesterton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.