Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 119th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CB1 9HT) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher than the Cherry Hinton average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB1 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leete Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claygate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chartfield Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chartfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close
Sep 2025Burglary Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applewood Close
Sep 2025Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wenvoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenvoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill End Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Augers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leete Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leete Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Headington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chelwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Headington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Headington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crowthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalfont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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