Total Crime Rate

213.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 213.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashvale area has the 8th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 51st highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashvale (CB4 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 213.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashvale (CB4 2SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brackley Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashvale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordwich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Verulam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albemarle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortescue Road —
Apr 2026Public order Verulam Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordwich Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Moncrieff Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verulam Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sweetpea Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mere Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sweetpea Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buchan Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buchan Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashvale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moyne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moyne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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