Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Magrath Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 124th 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 Magrath Avenue (CB4 3AH) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magrath Avenue (CB4 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Prince William Court. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magrath Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harvey Goodwin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalene Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince William Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Park —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Thompson'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Goodwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honey Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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