Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Quainton Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 41st 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 Quainton Close (CB5 8LR) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quainton Close (CB5 8LR), 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 Quainton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close 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 Ten Acre Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galfrid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Durrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanesfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorleye Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorleye Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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