Total Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 259.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newmarket Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 40th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Road (CB5 8JG) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1900.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Road (CB5 8JG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Bartholomew'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garlic Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mercers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheddars Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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