Crime Rates at Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1DB

Regent Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 10th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (CB2 1DB) in the last 12 months was 543.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 246.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (CB2 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Street, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (142 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.