Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 15.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Barnabas Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Barnabas Road (CB1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Barnabas Road (CB1 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Barnabas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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