Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwell Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Trumpington , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Drive (CB2 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Trumpington average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Drive (CB2 9DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Allbutt Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allbutt Way —
Sep 2025Public order Kingfisher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalkwells Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lapwing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lapwing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingfisher Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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