Total Crime Rate
217.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 50th 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 Cromwell Road (CB1 3US) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 136.2% higher than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% 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 101 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.
View Crime In Coleridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sedgwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sedgwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sedgwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winstanley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pym Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pym Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winstanley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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