Crime Rates at Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AF

Chesterton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 394 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 495.3 per 1,000 residents and was 555.1% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.