Crime Rate in Market, ward

Market has the highest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 73rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Market in the last 12 months was 352.4 per 1,000 residents and was 216.9% higher than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Market’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 918 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 24 cases , down -54.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 38.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -54.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,214 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Market ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Downing Street, with 445 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Further/Higher Educational Building (155 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.