Total Crime Rate

64.5 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 64.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Edgecombe area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Edgecombe (CB4 2LL) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgecombe (CB4 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackberry Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campkin Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgecombe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haviland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neptune Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Drugs Nuns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nuns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nuns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Cowell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neptune Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Campkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Campkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ennisdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Road

Data Sources

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