Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 37.8 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lyndewode Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 395 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 Lyndewode Road (CB1 2HL) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndewode Road (CB1 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndewode Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Place —
Apr 2026Public order Gresham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mortimer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenison Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Covent Garden —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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