Total Crime Rate

276.5 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 276.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

East Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Road (CB1 1BN) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (CB1 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Street, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Staffordshire Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staffordshire Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warkworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petworth Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evening Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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