Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 51.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edendale Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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