Crime Rates at Kelsey Crescent, Cambridge, CB1 9XT

Kelsey Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelsey Crescent (CB1 9XT) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Cherry Hinton average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelsey Crescent (CB1 9XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sable Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Hinton Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.