Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Matthews Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 394 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 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Gardens (CB1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Harvest Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthews Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowlinson Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godesdone Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Occupation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petworth Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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