Total Crime Rate

617.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.6 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 617.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 376.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.6 10/10
  • Public order 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mill Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th 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 Mill Street (CB1 2HP) in the last 12 months was 617.1 per 1,000 residents and was 304.2% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 126.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 249.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (CB1 2HP), 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 Mill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bradmore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenison Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Covent Garden
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road

Data Sources

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