Total Crime Rate

299.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.0 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 299.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 51.1 10/10
  • Drugs 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Robbery 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 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

Short Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 30th highest crime rate of 395 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 Short Street (CB1 1LB) in the last 12 months was 299.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 146.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (CB1 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike'S Walk 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 2026Shoplifting Fitzroy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fitzroy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanway Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salmon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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