Crime Rates at Unwin Square, Cambridge, CB4 2ZD

Unwin Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 17th highest crime rate of 499 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 2ZD) in the last 12 months was 190.6 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% higher than the Histon & Impington average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unwin Square (CB4 2ZD), the main crime hotspot is near Unwin Square. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.