Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harding Way area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 190th 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 Harding Way (CB4 3RN) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harding Way (CB4 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Darwin Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harding Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lexington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Histon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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