Total Crime Rate

323.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.2 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bransty , and the 26th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

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 Cambridge Road (CA28 8PA) in the last 12 months was 323.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.4% higher than the Bransty average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (CA28 8PA), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sneckyeat Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneckyeat Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneckyeat Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Groves Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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