Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 33.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Gwydir Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 86th 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 Gwydir Street (CB1 2LG) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwydir Street (CB1 2LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stone Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staffordshire Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gwydir Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchburn Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Blossom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
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Data Sources

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