Crime Rates at Handley Drive, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6EN

Handley Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 60th highest crime rate of 499 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 Handley Drive (CB23 6EN) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handley Drive (CB23 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lysander Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hudson Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.