Total Crime Rate

301.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 82.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • 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
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

Gwydir Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 29th 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 Gwydir Street (CB1 2LW) in the last 12 months was 301.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwydir Street (CB1 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 26 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kerridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angus Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ainsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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