Total Crime Rate

361.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 361.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Broad 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.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crowdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambourne Road
Sep 2025Burglary Crowdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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