Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Homing area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 154th 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 The Homing (CB5 8SD) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Homing (CB5 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Jack Warren Green. Police recorded 26 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 The Homing area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Warren Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chigwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Warren Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Peverel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Warren Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chigwell Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Jack Warren Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rodings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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