Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Montreal Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 58th 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 Montreal Square (CB1 3NR) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montreal Square (CB1 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montreal Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Montreal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Radegund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madras Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radegund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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