Crime Rates at Wadloes Road, Cambridge, CB5 8PF

Wadloes Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 24th highest crime rate of 395 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 Wadloes Road (CB5 8PF) in the last 12 months was 331.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadloes Road (CB5 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.