Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 395 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 Abbey Road (CB5 8HH) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (CB5 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvest Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cutter Ferry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutter Ferry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cutter Ferry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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