Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Albans Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 79th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Road (CB4 2HF) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (CB4 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellison Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verulam Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ferrars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crispin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brackley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verulam Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ferrars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brackley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catharines Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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