Total Crime Rate

560.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

287.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 560.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 287.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.0 10/10
  • Public order 82.3 10/10
  • Drugs 59.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Garden Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 11th highest crime rate of 395 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 Garden Court (CB1 1DW) in the last 12 months was 560.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 287.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Court (CB1 1DW), 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 Garden Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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 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 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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