Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fortescue Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 152nd 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 Fortescue Road (CB4 2JT) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortescue Road (CB4 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fortescue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verulam Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brackley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verulam Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albemarle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albemarle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brackley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortescue Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortescue Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansel Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansel Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ennisdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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