Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bosworth Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 395 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 Bosworth Road (CB1 8RG) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Cherry Hinton average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bosworth Road (CB1 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bosworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tillyard Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blenheim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothleigh Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baycliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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