Total Crime Rate

69.3 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 69.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkwood Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 195th 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 Kirkwood Road (CB4 2PF) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwood Road (CB4 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 55 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 Kirkwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beales Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Hedges Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garry Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Road —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Blackberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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