Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 71.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Hedges Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 195th 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 Kings Hedges Road (CB4 2QD) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Hedges Road (CB4 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsden Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Hedges Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beales Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Kilda Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ramsden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garry Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Lovell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stott Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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