Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Hopkins Close area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 195th highest crime rate of 395 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 1FD) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopkins Close (CB4 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsden Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hopkins Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close
Apr 2026Public order Ramsden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Moore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jackson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Kilda Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stott Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downham'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jolley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jolley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Bell Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Bell Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beales Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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