Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gwydir Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 394 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 2LL) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwydir Street (CB1 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwydir Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ainsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kerridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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