Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Foster Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Trumpington , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 395 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 Foster Road (CB2 9JW) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Trumpington average (69.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Road (CB2 9JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monkswell, where police recorded 21 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 Foster Road area

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

Data Sources

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