Total Crime Rate

646.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 646.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 227.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 41.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Little St Marys Lane 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 Little St Marys Lane (CB2 1RR) 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 Little St Marys Lane (CB2 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Wheeler Street. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little St Marys Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bene'T Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wheeler Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botolph Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bene'T Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bene'T Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bene'T Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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