Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wulfstan Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 72nd 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 Wulfstan Way (CB1 8QN) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wulfstan Way (CB1 8QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godwin Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mowbray Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coleridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunhild Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowbray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queen Emma Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queen Emma Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kinnaird Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Emma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunhild Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gunhild Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunhild Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hulatt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gunhild Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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