Total Crime Rate

310.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 310.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 169.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ongar Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 27th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ongar Court (CB5 8UH) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ongar Court (CB5 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Helen Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ongar Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Warren Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chigwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chigwell Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Warren Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rodings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tiptree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiptree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Warren Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime 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 2026Possession of weapons Ann'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ann'S Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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