Crime Rates at Clare Close, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3AU

Clare Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 65th 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 Clare Close (CB23 3AU) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 166.6% higher than the Caldecote average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Close (CB23 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daintry Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.