Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whittle Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Trumpington , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Whittle Avenue (CB2 9BW) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Trumpington average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Whittle Avenue (CB2 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hobson Square, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaplen Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalkwells Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingfisher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allbutt Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Lapwing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lapwing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hobson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingfisher Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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