Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 188.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 61st highest crime rate of 395 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 Victoria Road (CB4 3BW) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CB4 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 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 Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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