Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 42.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Malta Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malta Road (CB1 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malta Road (CB1 3PZ), 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 Malta Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catharine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
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 2026Possession of weapons Radegund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsey Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madras Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catharine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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