Crime Rates at Rose Crescent, Cambridge, CB2 3LP

Rose Crescent 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 Rose Crescent (CB2 3LP) 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 Rose Crescent (CB2 3LP), 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.