Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 49.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belvoir Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 395 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 Belvoir Road (CB4 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belvoir Road (CB4 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1303 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belvoir Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banhams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cutter Ferry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cutter Ferry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutter Ferry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulands Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanway Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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