Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hamden Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Hamden Way (CB23 3UG) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamden Way (CB23 3UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheere Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamden Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Lodge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Lodge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary North Lodge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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