Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowper Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 171st highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (CB1 3SN) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (CB1 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near Ashbury Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Close —
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Data Sources

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