Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mawson Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 145th highest crime rate of 394 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 Mawson Road (CB1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mawson Road (CB1 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Covent Garden (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mawson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ravensworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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 crime Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mortimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Collier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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