Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armitage Way area has the 48th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armitage Way (CB4 2UE) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armitage Way (CB4 2UE), 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 Armitage Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nuns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nuns Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flack End β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Flack End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nuns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pagram Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basset Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayford Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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