Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hobson Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Trumpington , and the 130th 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 Hobson Avenue (CB2 9EG) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobson Avenue (CB2 9EG), 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 Hobson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hobson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Henty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalkwells Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allbutt Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Hartree Lane Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittington Road —

Data Sources

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