Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Arbury Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 158th highest crime rate of 395 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 Arbury Road (CB4 2JB) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arbury Road (CB4 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near A1309. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1309 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Beeches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Beeches Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Beeches Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pearl Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pakenham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Close —
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1309 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1309 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Austin Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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