Crime Rates at Petersfield, Cambridge, CB1 1BB

Petersfield area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 48th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petersfield (CB1 1BB) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersfield (CB1 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.