Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill End Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 167th highest crime rate of 394 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 Mill End Close (CB1 9HS) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill End Close (CB1 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill End Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill End Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claygate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalfont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chelwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applewood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsdale
Sep 2025Other theft Crowthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chartfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cherry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chartfield Road

Data Sources

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