Total Crime Rate

96.9 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 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Arden Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 137th 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 Arden Road (CB4 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Road (CB4 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arden Road area

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

Data Sources

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