Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Ediths Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 51st 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 Queen Ediths Way (CB1 8NW) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Ediths Way (CB1 8NW), 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.
View Crime In Coleridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ventress Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ventress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunhild Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gunhild Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunhild Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tillyard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tillyard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ventress Close | — |
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