Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gilbert Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 151st 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 Gilbert Road (CB4 3PA) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Road (CB4 3PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbert Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gilbert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Histon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gilbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Akeman Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gilbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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