Crime Rates at Godwin Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QP

Godwin Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 193rd highest 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 Godwin Way (CB1 8QP) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godwin Way (CB1 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Emma Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godwin Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.