Crime Rates at Market Street, Cambridge, CB2 3PU

Market Street 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 Market Street (CB2 3PU) 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 Market Street (CB2 3PU), 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.