Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nuns Way area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 395 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 Nuns Way (CB4 2NT) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nuns Way (CB4 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackberry Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuns Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nuns Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Cowell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nuns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caravere Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nuns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfields Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nuns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campkin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crathern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kilmaine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neptune Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hercules Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Apollo Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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