Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Perse Way area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 129th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perse Way (CB4 3SF) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perse Way (CB4 3SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferrars Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thirleby Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Perse Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carlton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thirleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ferrars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ferrars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Thirleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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