Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fanshawe Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 112th 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 Fanshawe Road (CB1 3QX) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fanshawe Road (CB1 3QX), the main crime hotspot is near Ashbury Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fanshawe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Close
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rathmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Close

Data Sources

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