Total Crime Rate
173.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ermine Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 19th highest crime rate of 498 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 Ermine Street (CB23 3PG) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 282.6% higher than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ermine Street (CB23 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Ermine Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Caldecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ermine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ermine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taskers Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taskers Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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