Crime Rates at Speedwell Close, Cambridge, CB1 9YZ

Speedwell Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Speedwell Close (CB1 9YZ) in the last 12 months was 434.4 per 1,000 residents and was 365.5% higher than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 253.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Close (CB1 9YZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.