Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cherry Hinton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Cherry Hinton Road (CB1 8DB) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Hinton Road (CB1 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ventress Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Hinton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gunhild Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventress Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Ventress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ventress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tillyard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillyard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunhild Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gunhild Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunhild Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunhild Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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