Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

City Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 131st highest crime rate of 395 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 City Road (CB1 1DP) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (CB1 1DP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bradmore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fitzroy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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