Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Central Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 135th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (CB4 2BS) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Histon & Impington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (CB4 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Unwin Square. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crispin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweetpea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweetpea Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moyne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jedburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Close —
Sep 2025Public order Unwin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unwin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Unwin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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