Total Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 57th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Road (CB5 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Road (CB5 8JJ), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mercers Row 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 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garlic Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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