Total Crime Rate

259.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 259.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 37th 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 Road (CB1 3QG) in the last 12 months was 259.0 per 1,000 residents and was 230.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 126.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rustat Road (CB1 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rustat Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rustat Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustat Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rustat Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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