Crime Rates at Ditton Fields, Cambridge, CB5 8QH

Ditton Fields area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 25th 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 Ditton Fields (CB5 8QH) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 122.1% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditton Fields (CB5 8QH), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.