Crime Rates at Whitehill Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LT

Whitehill Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehill Road (CB5 8LT) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Road (CB5 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehill Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Fields (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.