Total Crime Rate

542.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.7 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 542.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.2 8/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Christs Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 12th 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 Christs Lane (CB1 1NP) in the last 12 months was 542.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 241.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christs Lane (CB1 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Street, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (145 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wheeler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wheeler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace —
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Data Sources

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