Total Crime Rate

414.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 414.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Water Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 18th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Street (CB4 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 414.5 per 1,000 residents and was 191.9% higher than the East Chesterton average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (CB4 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Lane. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Enniskillen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fallowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fallowfield Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fallowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Lane Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enniskillen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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