Total Crime Rate

970.7 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 970.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 746.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Public order 53.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 3rd 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 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 970.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1184.0% 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 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 534.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CB4 1XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsden Square. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stott Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham'S Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stott Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Nuttall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Clarke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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