Total Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broad Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 21st 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 6HG) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 275.1% higher than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Street (CB23 6HG), 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 | Public order | Squire Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flitmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crowdene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Squire Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crowdene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broad Street | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
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