Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lingholme Close area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 145th 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 Lingholme Close (CB4 3HW) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lingholme Close (CB4 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nursery Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingholme Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaby'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilbert Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Histon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nursery Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rackham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Akeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatsworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lexington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Akeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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