Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambanks area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 170th 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 Cambanks (CB4 1PY) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the East Chesterton average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambanks (CB4 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Pakenham Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pakenham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pearl Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakenham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Laburnum Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Under investigation |
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