Total Crime Rate

524.4 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 524.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.7 10/10
  • Drugs 64.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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

Parkside Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 14th highest crime rate of 394 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 Parkside Place (CB1 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 524.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% higher than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 280.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 443.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Place (CB1 1HQ), 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 Parkside Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mud Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gonville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradmore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradmore Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Burleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Collier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gonville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gonville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Anne Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Anne Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queen Anne Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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