Crime Rates at Porson Court, Cambridge, CB2 8ER

Porson Court area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porson Court (CB2 8ER) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porson Court (CB2 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northrop Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook End Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.