Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Egerton 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.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keynes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nursery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nursery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nursery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B1047 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B1047 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B1047 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadloes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Headford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Headford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Headford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ditton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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