Total Crime Rate

304.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 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 304.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Staffordshire Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 29th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staffordshire Street (CB1 2ND) in the last 12 months was 304.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staffordshire Street (CB1 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Street, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Staffordshire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Christchurch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blossom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Bradmore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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