Total Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bosworth Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 120th 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 Bosworth Road (CB1 8RG) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Cherry Hinton average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
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 ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bosworth Road (CB1 8RG), 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.
View Crime In Cherry Hinton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ventress Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bosworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas'S Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tillyard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tillyard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ventress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ventress Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carrick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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