Total Crime Rate

244.9 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 244.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aberdeen Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 43rd 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 Aberdeen Avenue (CB2 8DP) in the last 12 months was 244.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdeen Avenue (CB2 8DP), 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 Aberdeen Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Henslow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Henslow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilpin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Foster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

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