Total Crime Rate

275.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Bedes Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 36th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Bedes Crescent (CB1 3UA) in the last 12 months was 275.2 per 1,000 residents and was 325.7% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 135.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Bedes Crescent (CB1 3UA), the main crime hotspot is near St Bede'S Crescent. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Bedes Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Bede'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Bede'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Bede'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bede'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bede'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bede'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bede'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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