Crime Rates at Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ

Hawthorn Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Burwell , and the 44th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East 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 Hawthorn Way (CB25 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 21 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Way (CB25 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.