Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartree Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Trumpington , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 395 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 Hartree Lane (CB2 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 116.1% higher than the Trumpington average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartree Lane (CB2 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hobson Square, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fowler Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartree Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkey Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hobson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinnington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hobson Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hobson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hobson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hobson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hobson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobson Square
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (South) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Royal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Royal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hering Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hering Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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