Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howes Place area has the 48th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 169th highest crime rate of 395 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 Howes Place (CB3 0LD) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howes Place (CB3 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Falmouth Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Falmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Randal Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Randal Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Randal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howes Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Yeoman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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