Total Crime Rate
361.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broad Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 6th 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 Broad Street (CB23 6DH) in the last 12 months was 361.7 per 1,000 residents and was 695.6% higher than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Street (CB23 6DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Caldecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crowdene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crowdene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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