Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 94.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Purley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 86th 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 Purley Road (CB23 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Road (CB23 6FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cherry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hop Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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