Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Matthews Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 167th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Matthews Gardens (CB1 2PH) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Gardens (CB1 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvest Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthews Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevenson Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silverwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silverwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Occupation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
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Data Sources

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