Crime Rates at Ross Street, Cambridge, CB1 3BS

Ross Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 162nd 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 Ross Street (CB1 3BS) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Street (CB1 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winstanley Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vineyard Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.