Total Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bourne Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 177th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bourne Road (CB4 1UF) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bourne Road (CB4 1UF), the main crime hotspot is near Long Reach Road. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anglers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pippin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pippin Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pippin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuffield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pippin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Discovery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Discovery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Long Reach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Long Reach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Long Reach Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Reach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Reach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuffield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pippin Drive | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cam Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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