Total Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 18.0 2/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 40th 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 Chapel Street (CB4 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the East Chesterton average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (CB4 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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