Total Crime Rate

406.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 406.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 242.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Paradise Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 19th 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 Paradise Street (CB1 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 406.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Street (CB1 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Robbery East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salmon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Burleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mud Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warkworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzroy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Staffordshire Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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