Total Crime Rate

818.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.1 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 818.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 282.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Drugs 80.8 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
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

Sleaford Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 4th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sleaford Street (CB1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 818.2 per 1,000 residents and was 435.9% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 207.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Sleaford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Silverwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silverwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
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Data Sources

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