Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Howes Place area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 139th 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 Howes Place (CB3 0LD) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howes Place (CB3 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Falmouth Avenue. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howes Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yeoman Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howes Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Randal Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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