Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Row area has the 29th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 120th highest crime rate of 394 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 Castle Row (CB3 0BB) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Row (CB3 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince William Court, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelly Garden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arthur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prince William Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Street | Under investigation |
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