Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 67.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chantry Close area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chantry Close (CB4 1AR) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chantry Close (CB4 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1309 (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chantry Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1309
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1309
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banhams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1309 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case

Data Sources

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