Total Crime Rate

253.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 253.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 75.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 39th 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 Gwydir Street (CB1 2LW) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwydir Street (CB1 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 23 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 (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchburn Place —
Apr 2026Burglary St Barnabas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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