Total Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Hedges Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 147th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Hedges Road (CB4 2QD) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Hedges Road (CB4 2QD), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lavender Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garry Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavender Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lavender Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsden Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodhouse Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ramsden Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apthorpe Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lovell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stott Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stott Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lovell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lovell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beales Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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