Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garden Walk area has the 55th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Walk (CB4 3EN) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garden Walk (CB4 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlyle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carlyle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlyle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlyle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stretten Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | French'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bateson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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