Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rustat Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rustat Road (CB1 3QN) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rustat Road (CB1 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Rustat Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rustat Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rustat Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stockwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swann'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rustat Avenue | Under investigation |
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