Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Brierley Walk area has the 27th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 106th highest crime rate of 395 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 Brierley Walk (CB4 3NH) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierley Walk (CB4 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Molewood Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhall Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brierley Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close
Apr 2026Other theft Blandford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhall Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chancellors Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brierley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brierley Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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