Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Occupation Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 105th highest crime rate of 395 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 Occupation Road (CB1 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occupation Road (CB1 2LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staffordshire Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Occupation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Blossom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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