Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Paddocks area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddocks (CB1 3HG) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Paddocks (CB1 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooks Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycliffe Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuttings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooks Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brooks Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coldham'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coldham'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
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