Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Whitehill Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 138th highest crime rate of 395 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 Whitehill Road (CB5 8LY) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Road (CB5 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Galfrid Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanesfield Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galfrid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorleye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorleye Road —
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Data Sources

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