Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kendal Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 395 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 Kendal Way (CB4 1LR) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the East Chesterton average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kendal Way (CB4 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kendal Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherbourne Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Enniskillen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendal Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enniskillen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squires Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sherbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Green Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sherbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Squires Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Close Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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