Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newmarket Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 395 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 Newmarket Road (CB5 8LP) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Road (CB5 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 35 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
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newmarket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Durrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorleye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorleye Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanesfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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