Total Crime Rate
94.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peverel Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peverel Road (CB5 8RN) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peverel Road (CB5 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rayson Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peverel Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peverel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Peverel Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peverel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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