Total Crime Rate

202.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 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 202.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Drugs 50.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Parkside area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 57th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside (CB1 1JE) in the last 12 months was 202.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside (CB1 1JE), 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 Parkside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mortimer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salmon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gresham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gonville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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