Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sedgwick Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 168th 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 Sedgwick Street (CB1 3AL) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedgwick Street (CB1 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sedgwick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Romsey Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace
Sep 2025Burglary Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romsey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Campbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Campbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winstanley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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