Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 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 165.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Drugs 51.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rustat Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 68th 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 Rustat Avenue (CB1 3PG) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 111.1% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rustat Avenue (CB1 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rustat Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustat Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustat Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Northern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Barnabas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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