Crime Rates at Brentwood Close, Cambridge, CB5 8UE

Brentwood Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Brentwood Close (CB5 8UE) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentwood Close (CB5 8UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1047, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunsmore Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.