Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Chesterton Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 124th lowest 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 Chesterton Road (CB4 3AL) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlyle Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackmoor Head Yard —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Thompson'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalene Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Blackmoor Head Yard Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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