Total Crime Rate

53.6 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 53.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopkins Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopkins Close (CB4 1FB) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopkins Close (CB4 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopkins Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apthorpe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beales Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stott Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stott Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham'S Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Nuttall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Clarke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Road

Data Sources

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