Crime Rate in Coleridge, ward

Coleridge has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 2091st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 178th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Coleridge in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coleridge’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 295 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -30.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coleridge ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 235 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Theatre/Concert Hall (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.