Crime Rates at Fairfax Road, Cambridge, CB1 3BB

Fairfax Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 38th 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 Fairfax Road (CB1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (CB1 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stone Street, where police recorded 57 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.