Crime Rates at Rawlyn Road, Cambridge, CB5 8NL

Rawlyn Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rawlyn Road (CB5 8NL) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawlyn Road (CB5 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.