Crime Rates at Sturton Street, Cambridge, CB1 2QF

Sturton Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sturton Street (CB1 2QF) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturton Street (CB1 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stone Street, where police recorded 57 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.