Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 394 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 High Street (CB1 9LN) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB1 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 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 2025Vehicle crime Chartfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bliss Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teversham Drift Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wenvoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenvoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pen Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Queen'S Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Welstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Augers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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