Crime Rates at Chaucer Close, Cambridge, CB2 7TS

Chaucer Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 173rd 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 Chaucer Close (CB2 7TS) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Close (CB2 7TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensway (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.