Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Victoria Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 60th 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 Victoria Road (CB4 3BW) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CB4 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 159 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 Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Holme Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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