Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northfields Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 110th 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 Northfields Avenue (CB4 2LA) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfields Avenue (CB4 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Nuns Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northfields Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Crathern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hercules Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A14 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sackville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neptune Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nuns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nuns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caravere Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Nuns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engledow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Apollo Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engledow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfields Avenue —
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Data Sources

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