Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seymour Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 87th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Street (CB1 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Street (CB1 3DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooks Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycliffe Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Romsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brooks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madras Road
Apr 2026Public order Coldham'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coldham'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montreal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Vinery Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooks Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinery Road
Apr 2026Public order Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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