Total Crime Rate

1167.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1167.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 865.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.6 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Long Reach Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 395 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 Long Reach Road (CB4 1UH) in the last 12 months was 1167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 722.1% higher than the East Chesterton average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Reach Road (CB4 1UH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Long Reach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Reach Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Long Reach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Reach Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Reach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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