Total Crime Rate

337.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.5 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 337.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.4 10/10
  • Drugs 69.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Bedes Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 395 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 Gardens (CB1 3UF) in the last 12 months was 337.2 per 1,000 residents and was 338.7% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Bedes Gardens (CB1 3UF), the main crime hotspot is near St Bede'S Crescent. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Bedes Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Crescent

Data Sources

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