Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Scotland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 150th 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 Scotland Road (CB4 1QN) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the East Chesterton average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotland Road (CB4 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shirley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Ferry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Peterhouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Eastfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primary Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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