Total Crime Rate

270.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 270.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Burglary 38.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ashfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 38th highest crime rate of 394 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 Ashfield Road (CB4 1RZ) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (CB4 1RZ), 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 Ashfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shirley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Eastfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Sherbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jolley Ford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Enniskillen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Enniskillen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ferry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peterhouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primary Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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