Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Drugs 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Langdale Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 73rd 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 Langdale Close (CB1 9LP) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdale Close (CB1 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Shepherd'S Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langdale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teversham Drift
Apr 2026Public order Tenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Welstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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