Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westfield Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 76th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Westfield Lane (CB4 3QX) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Lane (CB4 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince William Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Close
Sep 2025Burglary Shelly Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rackham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaby'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nursery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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