Total Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Godwin Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 175th 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 Close (CB1 8QS) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Godwin Close (CB1 8QS), 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Emma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wulfstan Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gunhild Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gunhild Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunhild Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunhild Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godwin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wulfstan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wulfstan Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Emma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hulatt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Emma Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Court | Under investigation |
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