Total Crime Rate

304.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 304.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thoday Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 28th highest crime rate of 395 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 Thoday Street (CB1 3AS) in the last 12 months was 304.7 per 1,000 residents and was 288.5% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thoday Street (CB1 3AS), 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 Thoday Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Romsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catharine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catharine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Place Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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