Total Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gunhild 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 Gunhild Close (CB1 8RD) 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 Gunhild Close (CB1 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Godwin Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gunhild Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wulfstan Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gunhild Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tillyard Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunhild Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wulfstan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunhild Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wulfstan Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godwin Close | — |
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