Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 196.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burlton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 58th 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 Burlton Road (CB3 0GU) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 160.3% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 348.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlton Road (CB3 0GU), the main crime hotspot is near Burlton Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burlton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Howes Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlton Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yeoman Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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