Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 25th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (CB4 1XG) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CB4 1XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pakenham Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austin Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kirby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Beeches Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Austin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Austin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Nuttall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Clarke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pakenham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham'S Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Kirby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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