Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birdwood Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birdwood Road (CB1 3TB) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birdwood Road (CB1 3TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ward Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas'S Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coleridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Thomas'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas'S Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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