Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 66.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 135th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Central Avenue (CB4 2XQ) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Histon & Impington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (CB4 2XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Unwin Square. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweetpea Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Unwin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unwin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crispin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweetpea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Unwin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jedburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moyne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Avenue —
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Data Sources

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