Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 96.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Porter Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Foxton , and the 85th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porter Road (CB2 9GF) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% higher than the Foxton average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porter Road (CB2 9GF), the main crime hotspot is near Oxbow Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Osprey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxbow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hauxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hauxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinsman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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