Crime Rates at Sleaford Street, Cambridge, CB1 2PU

Sleaford Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th highest crime rate of 394 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 2PU) in the last 12 months was 803.0 per 1,000 residents and was 424.1% higher than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 232.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sleaford Street (CB1 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stone Street, where police recorded 49 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.