Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 50.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Saxon Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Street (CB2 1HN) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Saxon Street (CB2 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Eligius Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennis Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1307 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1307 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Iv Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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