Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 73.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Chestnut Rise area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East 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 Chestnut Rise (CB25 0BX) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Burwell average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Rise (CB25 0BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantchester Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Lode Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grantchester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dyson'S Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westhorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westhorpe —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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