Crime Rates at Gunhild Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QY

Gunhild Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 74th 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 Gunhild Way (CB1 8QY) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunhild Way (CB1 8QY), 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.