Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 125.0 8/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Magrath Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Magrath Avenue (CB4 3AH) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magrath Avenue (CB4 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Prince William Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson French'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bermuda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hilda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Road
Sep 2025Drugs Ship Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince William Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shelly Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ship Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Road
Sep 2025Public order Castle Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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