Crime Rates at Petty Cury, Cambridge, CB2 3NB

Petty Cury area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 10th 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 Petty Cury (CB2 3NB) in the last 12 months was 568.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 417 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 315 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petty Cury (CB2 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Street, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.