Total Crime Rate

44.0 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 44.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • 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
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

Brookside area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 394 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 Brookside (CB2 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (CB2 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Panton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennis Court Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grove Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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