Total Crime Rate

533.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.6 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 533.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Great Northern Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 13th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Northern Road (CB1 2FY) in the last 12 months was 533.3 per 1,000 residents and was 249.4% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 155.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Northern Road (CB1 2FY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Northern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Barnabas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Northern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vinter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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