Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Acrefield Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 83rd 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 Acrefield Drive (CB4 1JP) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acrefield Drive (CB4 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acrefield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutter Ferry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutter Ferry Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Cutter Ferry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evening Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Evening Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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