Abbey ward · Cambridge. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 32% here, compared with 23% across Cambridge (8.9 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 48% here, compared with 55.8% across Cambridge (7.8 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 16.5% here, compared with 9.6% across Cambridge (6.9 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Abbey ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,379 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,380 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Abbey ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 133 mapped crimes in September 2024; 129 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Abbey
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
133
23
October 2024
100
25
November 2024
89
20
December 2024
103
16
January 2025
122
12
February 2025
97
18
March 2025
104
25
April 2025
138
12
May 2025
113
26
June 2025
96
26
July 2025
159
26
August 2025
126
16
September 2025
113
18
October 2025
98
13
November 2025
127
4
December 2025
95
18
January 2026
111
16
February 2026
97
13
March 2026
119
18
April 2026
106
22
May 2026
121
17
June 2026
121
20
July 2026
142
22
August 2026
129
24
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Abbey
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
455
shoplifting
324
public order
88
vehicle crime
85
other theft
82
criminal damage arson
71
drugs
70
bicycle theft
52
burglary
52
possession of weapons
32
other crime
28
robbery
26
theft from the person
14
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
