Total Crime Rate

565.6 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 565.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.9 10/10
  • Other theft 55.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
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

Sidney Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 9th 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 Sidney Street (CB2 3HX) in the last 12 months was 565.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 249 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidney Street (CB2 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Street, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidney Street (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sidney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street 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 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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