Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Egerton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Egerton Road (CB5 8PL) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Egerton Road (CB5 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1047, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Egerton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keynes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery B1047 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B1047 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadloes Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntley Close —
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Headford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Headford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Headford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ditton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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