Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Garden Walk area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Walk (CB4 3EW) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Walk (CB4 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Bateson Road. Police recorded 27 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 Garden Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harvey Goodwin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Goodwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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