Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cromwell Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 57th 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 Cromwell Road (CB1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (CB1 3EF), 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 Cromwell Road area

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

Data Sources

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