Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saxon Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 150th lowest 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 Saxon Road (CB5 8HS) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saxon Road (CB5 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Harvest Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walnut Tree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbey Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Occupation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godesdone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowlinson Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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