Crime Rates at Downhams Lane, Cambridge, CB4 1XT

Downhams Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 114th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downhams Lane (CB4 1XT) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downhams Lane (CB4 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pakenham Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atkins Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.