Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Eastfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastfield (CB4 1SA) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastfield (CB4 1SA), 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 Eastfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Lane Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath House —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squires Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Squires Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Enniskillen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enniskillen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath House —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendal Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primary Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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