Crime Rates at Brooks Road, Cambridge, CB1 3HR

Brooks Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 187th highest 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 Brooks Road (CB1 3HR) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooks Road (CB1 3HR), 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.