Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nursery Walk area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Walk (CB4 3PR) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Walk (CB4 3PR), 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 Nursery Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Close
Sep 2025Other theft Nursery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rackham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaby'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nursery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Histon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lingholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lexington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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