Total Crime Rate

272.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 37th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Road (CB1 2AB) in the last 12 months was 272.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CB1 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilkin Street
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mortimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Street

Data Sources

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