Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ramsden Square area has the 51st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 176th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsden Square (CB4 2BN) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsden Square (CB4 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsden Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lovell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovell Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ramsden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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