Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chesterton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 1AN) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1303 β€”
Sep 2025Public order A1303 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesnut Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesnut Grove β€”

Data Sources

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