Total Crime Rate
156.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookfields area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfields (CB1 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -89.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookfields (CB1 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wycliffe Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coleridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brooks Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tiverton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Trevone Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Madras Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooks Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brooks Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teynham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tiverton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teynham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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