Total Crime Rate

67.0 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hawkins Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 191st 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 Hawkins Road (CB4 2RB) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkins Road (CB4 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkins Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blackberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham'S Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Cowell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stott Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stott Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Road
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 Wiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beales Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Campkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Campkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Nuttall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Clarke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haviland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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