Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gilbert Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 184th highest 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 Gilbert Road (CB4 3PB) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Road (CB4 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwin Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gilbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Histon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thirleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretten Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Akeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Akeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Thirleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Close

Data Sources

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