Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 229th highest crime rate of 499 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 Wellington Road (CB23 6BH) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Caldecote average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (CB23 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near De Havilland Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spitfire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mosquito Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurricane Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lysander Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vickers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterling Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Whitley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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