Total Crime Rate

260.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 260.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • 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

Rachel Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 36th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rachel Close (CB5 8TP) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rachel Close (CB5 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1047, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Helen Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rachel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Jack Warren Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rodings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Warren Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Warren Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Warren Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorpe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1047
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1047
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ann'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ann'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann'S Road
Apr 2026Other theft Chigwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1047 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chigwell Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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