Total Crime Rate
646.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Trumpington Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 7th highest crime rate of 394 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 Trumpington Street (CB2 1QA) in the last 12 months was 646.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 493 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -64.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 336 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trumpington Street (CB2 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Downing Street. Police recorded 445 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Market| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downing Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botolph Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennis Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Panton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downing Street | Under investigation |
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