Total Crime Rate

568.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 568.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 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

Free School Lane 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 Free School Lane (CB2 3QA) 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 Free School Lane (CB2 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downing Street, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidney Street (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Free School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hobson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gifford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gifford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gifford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Hill —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Hill —
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Data Sources

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