Total Crime Rate

476.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 476.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Milton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 17th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (CB4 1XE) in the last 12 months was 476.5 per 1,000 residents and was 530.3% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CB4 1XE), the main crime hotspot is near A1309. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Clarke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Beeches Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1309 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1309 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kirby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1309 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1309 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1309 —
Sep 2025Public order A1309 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A1309 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order A1309 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kirby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A1309 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Austin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Austin Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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