Total Crime Rate

126.9 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Priory Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 96th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (CB5 8HT) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (CB5 8HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petworth Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Evening Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evening Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutter Ferry Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cutter Ferry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godesdone Road —
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Data Sources

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