Total Crime Rate

89.7 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 394 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 9JB) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CB1 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Mill End Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill End Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cherry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applewood Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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