Total Crime Rate

203.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Misty Meadows area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 54th highest crime rate of 394 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 Misty Meadows (CB5 8UR) in the last 12 months was 203.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Misty Meadows (CB5 8UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Headford Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntley Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Misty Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Headford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Headford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Headford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadloes Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keynes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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