Total Crime Rate

659.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 659.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 501.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chesterton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 7th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Chesterton Road (CB4 1AF) in the last 12 months was 659.7 per 1,000 residents and was 595.4% higher than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banhams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gurney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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