Total Crime Rate

948.0 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 948.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 219.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.6 10/10
  • Other theft 111.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 100.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Robbery 22.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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

Fitzroy Street area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 4th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzroy Street (CB1 1ER) in the last 12 months was 948.0 per 1,000 residents and was 169.0% higher than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzroy Street (CB1 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzroy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mud Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradmore Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzroy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fair Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradmore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Road —
Sep 2025Robbery East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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