Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 48.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gerard Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 395 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 Gerard Close (CB5 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Close (CB5 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rayson Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galfrid Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gerard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawlyn Road 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanesfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Newmarket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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