Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 213.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Station Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 50th highest crime rate of 395 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 2JH) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CB1 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Park 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 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Barnabas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Northern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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