Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highsett area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 79th 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 Highsett (CB2 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highsett (CB2 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highsett area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndewode Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vinter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenison Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Northern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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