Crime Rates at Unwin Square, Cambridge, CB4 2AD

Unwin Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 27th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Unwin Square (CB4 2AD) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Histon & Impington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 62.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unwin Square (CB4 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Unwin Square. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.