Total Crime Rate

58.1 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 58.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Searle Street area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Searle Street (CB4 3DW) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Searle Street (CB4 3DW), 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 Searle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hilda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prince William Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carlyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Road
Sep 2025Other crime Bermuda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson French'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shelly Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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