Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Minerva Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 40th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Minerva Way (CB4 2UA) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Histon & Impington average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minerva Way (CB4 2UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hercules Close, where police recorded 29 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 Minerva Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engledow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crathern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hercules Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neptune Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moncrieff Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Apollo Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfields Avenue —
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 A14 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sackville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caravere Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crawford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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