Total Crime Rate

204.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 204.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • 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

Cromwell Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 55th 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 Cromwell Road (CB1 3US) in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (CB1 3US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henley Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winstanley Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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