Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Howgate Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 213th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Howgate Road (CB4 3XL) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Histon & Impington average (72.9 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howgate Road (CB4 3XL), the main crime hotspot is near Ellison Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ellison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crispin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catharines Square 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Molewood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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