Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Trumpington Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trumpington Street (CB2 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trumpington Street (CB2 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Street, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Hill (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Trumpington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wheeler Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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