Total Crime Rate

568.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.1 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 568.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 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

Trumpington Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 10th 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 Trumpington Street (CB2 1QA) in the last 12 months was 568.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 417 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 315 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trumpington Street (CB2 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Downing Street. Police recorded 369 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trumpington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Botolph Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Downing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Eligius Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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