Total Crime Rate
62.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Allbutt Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Trumpington , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Allbutt Way (CB2 9DU) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Trumpington average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allbutt Way (CB2 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hobson Square, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allbutt Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Trumpington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinnington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hobson Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (South) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hobson Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hobson Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hobson Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hartree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hobson Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hobson Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whittington Road | Under investigation |
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