Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 65.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Place area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 183rd 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 Sovereign Place (CB4 2TG) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Place (CB4 2TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornell Court, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marmalade Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hercules Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crawford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engledow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engledow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moncrieff Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neptune Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Apollo Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfields Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornell Court

Data Sources

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