Total Crime Rate
239.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cambridge Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 45th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Place (CB2 1NS) in the last 12 months was 239.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.5% 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 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Covent Garden (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Anne Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queen Anne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mortimer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mortimer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1307 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A1307 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1307 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wilkin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gonville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gonville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gonville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Iv Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyndewode Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Pateman Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Pateman Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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