Crime Rates at Poppy Close, Cambridge, CB1 9BX

Poppy Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 91st highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppy Close (CB1 9BX) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Close (CB1 9BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.