Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 139th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (CB1 9JA) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CB1 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chequers Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Glenacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chequers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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