Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sherlock Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherlock Close (CB3 0HP) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherlock Close (CB3 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaby'S Yard, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherlock Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hoadly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hoadly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaby'S Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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