Crime Rates at Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TN

Watermead area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 498 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 Watermead (CB23 8TN) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Bar Hill average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead (CB23 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appletrees, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookdale (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.