Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 171.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 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

Elfleda Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 67th 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 Elfleda Road (CB5 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elfleda Road (CB5 8LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ditton Fields. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elfleda Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanesfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gillies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorleye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorleye Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Fields Under investigation

Data Sources

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