Total Crime Rate

54.8 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 54.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

De Freville Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 148th 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 De Freville Avenue (CB4 1HS) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Freville Avenue (CB4 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1303, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in De Freville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesnut Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesnut Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutter Ferry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1303 —
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A1303 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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