Total Crime Rate

66.8 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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Porter Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Foxton , and the 137th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Porter Road (CB2 9GF) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Foxton average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porter Road (CB2 9GF), the main crime hotspot is near Oxbow Place. Police recorded 33 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avocet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Osprey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Argent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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