Crime Rates at Spalding Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NP

Spalding Way area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spalding Way (CB1 8NP) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spalding Way (CB1 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rothleigh Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ventress Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.