Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.2 1/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (CB2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (CB2 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Gilpin Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Trumpington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilpin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Foster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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