Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cavendish Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 170th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (CB1 3AF) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (CB1 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catharine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazell Street —
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Data Sources

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