Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 65th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (CB1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CB1 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vinter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinter Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Pateman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookgate Under investigation

Data Sources

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