King's Hedges, Cambridge: Safety
Safety
Crime in King's Hedges is higher than the UK average, but the full story is more interesting than those headline numbers suggest. And the latest data from 2026 shows real progress.
In 2024 and 2025, King's Hedges recorded around 117 crimes per 1,000 residents, compared to a UK average of roughly 89 to 91. That's a genuine gap, though the neighbourhood sits closer to nearby areas like East Chesterton (which hit 139 per 1,000 in 2025) than it does to the national figure.
The good news is 2026. The rate has dropped to 57 per 1,000, which now sits below the UK average of around 60. Burglary and anti-social behaviour have both fallen noticeably compared to previous years.
Source: police-recorded crime for King's Hedges ward (Cambridgeshire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. King's Hedges ward: Cambridgeshire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
King's Hedges ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
117.1
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Milton & Waterbeach
89
Higher than
Histon & Impington
74.8
Higher than
Arbury
90
Lower than
East Chesterton
146.7
Similar to
West Chesterton
106.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in King's Hedges ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences29%38%
- Shoplifting21%8%
- Anti-social behaviour12%14%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Public order6%6%
- Drugs5%3%
- Vehicle crime5%5%
- Other theft4%7%
- Bicycle theft3%1%
- Burglary3%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
