Total Crime Rate

1276.4 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 1276.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 981.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Fen Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 2nd 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 Fen Road (CB4 1TX) in the last 12 months was 1276.4 per 1,000 residents and was 806.0% higher than the East Chesterton average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 241.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fen Road (CB4 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Long Reach Road. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fen View Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mays Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fen View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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