Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Histon Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 138th 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 Histon Road (CB4 3JP) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Histon Road (CB4 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Histon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Drive
Sep 2025Other crime Bermuda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Histon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson French'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lexington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other theft Rackham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Akeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaby'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince William Court 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince William Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lingholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nursery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Akeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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