Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Drugs 58.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rayson Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 15th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayson Way (CB5 8NP) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 233.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayson Way (CB5 8NP), 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 Rayson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peverel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galfrid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newmarket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peverel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorleye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorleye Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanesfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ekin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ekin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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