Total Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Howard Court area has the lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 10th 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 Howard Court (CB5 8RB) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Howard Court (CB5 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1047, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headford Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keynes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadloes Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Headford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Misty Meadows —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keynes 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1047 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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