Crime Rate in Whittlesford, ward

Whittlesford has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in South Cambridgeshire district and the 1523rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 220th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whittlesford in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the South Cambridgeshire district average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whittlesford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whittlesford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hill Farm Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.