Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • 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
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

Gladeside area has the 28th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 114th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladeside (CB4 1GA) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladeside (CB4 1GA), the main crime hotspot is near Atkins Close. Police recorded 26 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 Gladeside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham'S Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stott Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haviland Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haviland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stott Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Nuttall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Clarke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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