Total Crime Rate
68.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gladeside area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gladeside (CB4 1EL) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladeside (CB4 1EL), the main crime hotspot is near Atkins Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Bell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Jennings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodhead Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stott Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hawkins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Jennings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haviland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Jennings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Jennings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jackson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jolley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jolley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alice Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Bell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haviland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haviland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Close | Under investigation |
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