Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 71.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Beche Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 195th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Beche Road (CB5 8HU) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

In the area around Beche Road (CB5 8HU), 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 Beche Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petworth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowlinson Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godesdone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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