Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 109.0 8/10
  • Drugs 35.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 121st 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 Shaftesbury Road (CB2 2BW) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (CB2 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookgate (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brookgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vinter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilmour Road —
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Data Sources

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