Total Crime Rate

289.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 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 289.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Romsey Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 31st highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Terrace (CB1 3NH) in the last 12 months was 289.1 per 1,000 residents and was 268.5% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Terrace (CB1 3NH), 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 Romsey Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catharine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catharine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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