Crime Rates at Vawser Way, Cambridge, CB2 0AR

Vawser Way area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the highest crime rate of 394 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 Vawser Way (CB2 0AR) in the last 12 months was 1503.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1534.8% higher than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -63.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 857.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vawser Way (CB2 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.