Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 136.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orchard Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 92nd 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 Orchard Street (CB1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (CB1 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pike'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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