Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rotherwick Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherwick Way (CB1 8RX) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherwick Way (CB1 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Kinnaird Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherwick Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worts' Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babraham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bowers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

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