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

Warkworth Street 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 Warkworth Street (CB1 1EG) 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 Warkworth Street (CB1 1EG), 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 Warkworth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Christchurch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bradmore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Burleigh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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