Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Square area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 140th lowest 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 St Margarets Square (CB1 8AP) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Square (CB1 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neville Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Neville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edendale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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