Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walpole Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 99th 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 Walpole Road (CB1 3TJ) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (CB1 3TJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Bede'S Crescent. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Bede'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Bede'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bede'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bede'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Bede'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bede'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bede'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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