Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 124.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chesterton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 3AP) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterton Road (CB4 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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