Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 97.1 8/10
  • Drugs 54.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vinter Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 137th highest crime rate of 395 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 Vinter Terrace (CB2 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vinter Terrace (CB2 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Northern Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vinter Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Vinter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenison Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Northern Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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