Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peverel Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 139th highest crime rate of 394 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 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peverel Road (CB5 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Peverel Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peverel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peverel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barnes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rayson Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rayson Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Rayson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rayson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rayson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rayson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peverel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Latimer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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