Total Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Rodings area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Rodings (CB5 8TX) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Rodings (CB5 8TX), 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1047 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ann'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thorpe Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1047 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1047 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1047 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadleigh Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1047 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ann'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1047 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ann'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jack Warren Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rodings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chigwell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Warren Green | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chigwell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Warren Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jack Warren Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dennis Road | Under investigation |
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