Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Halifax Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 127th highest 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 Halifax Road (CB23 6AX) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (CB23 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lysander Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Havilland Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spitfire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mosquito Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurricane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Havilland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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