Total Crime Rate

1496.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

836.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1496.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 836.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 707.5 10/10
  • Other theft 238.1 10/10
  • Public order 122.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 108.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 74.8 10/10
  • Drugs 54.4 10/10
  • Burglary 47.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vawser Way area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 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 Vawser Way (CB2 0AS) in the last 12 months was 1496.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1808.0% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 836.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vawser Way (CB2 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vawser Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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