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

Burleigh Place 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 Burleigh Place (CB1 1JA) 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 Burleigh Place (CB1 1JA), 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 Burleigh Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warkworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fair Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salmon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Staffordshire Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Burleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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