Total Crime Rate

242.3 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 242.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 84.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Devonshire Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 44th 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 Devonshire Road (CB1 2BL) in the last 12 months was 242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (CB1 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angus Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Ravensworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court 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 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilkin Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rustat Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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