Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cambridge Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 395 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 Cambridge Place (CB2 1NS) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Place (CB2 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gonville Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gonville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Place
Apr 2026Public order Gresham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Covent Garden
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Covent Garden Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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