Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mowbray Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mowbray Road (CB1 7SY) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mowbray Road (CB1 7SY), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Emma Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mowbray Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hulatt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Emma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wulfstan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wulfstan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edendale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wulfstan Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Emma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Emma Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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