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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CB4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CB4 recorded 542 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.19 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 21.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring65.18 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment542 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 21.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

542
trending_down -11.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

65.18per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,510

Within CB4 district

South Cambridgeshire

104,441

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 19
19
Long Reach Road Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 2
16
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
10
Unwin Square Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
9
Brackley Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
School Hill Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 1
7
New School Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Bicycle theft: 1
7
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
542 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
190
35.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
82
15.1%
Shoplifting
62
11.4%
Vehicle Crime
39
7.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
37
6.8%
Other Theft
33
6.1%
Public Order
23
4.2%
Burglary
22
4.1%
Bicycle Theft
22
4.1%
Other Crime
9
1.7%
Drug Offences
9
1.7%
Weapons Possession
8
1.5%
Robbery
4
0.7%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: CB4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CB4 (35.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.1%) and Shoplifting (11.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CB4 has risen sharply — by 21.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CB4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +21.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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