Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Scarsdale Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 395 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 Scarsdale Close (CB4 1SL) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarsdale Close (CB4 1SL), 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 Scarsdale Close area

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

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