Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 42nd 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 2JY) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CB1 2JY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 33 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Pateman Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilmour Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vinter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenison Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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