Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ekin Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 395 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 Ekin Road (CB5 8PS) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ekin Road (CB5 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1047, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ekin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ekin Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1047
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ekin Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadloes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keynes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keynes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1047
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peverel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peverel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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