Crime Rates at Ross Street, Cambridge, CB1 3BX

Ross Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 85th 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 3BX) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Street (CB1 3BX), 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.