Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alice Bell Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Alice Bell Close (CB4 1GN) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alice Bell Close (CB4 1GN), the main crime hotspot is near Atkins Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stott Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blackthorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kirby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kirby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Cowell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham'S Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alice Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alice Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alice Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stott Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blackthorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kent Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haviland Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haviland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Nuttall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawkins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | John Clarke Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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