Total Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rock Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rock Road (CB1 7UF) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rock Road (CB1 7UF), the main crime hotspot is near Elsworth Place. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coleridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elsworth Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sterne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsworth Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elsworth Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elsworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fanshawe Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elsworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sterne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsworth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rathmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rathmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blinco Grove | Under investigation |
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