Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Windmill Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Trumpington , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Drive (CB2 9FA) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkey Road 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 2025Other theft Woodpecker Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Henty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paget Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hawkey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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