Crime Rates at Highworth Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 2BG

Highworth Avenue 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 Highworth Avenue (CB4 2BG) 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 Highworth Avenue (CB4 2BG), 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.