Total Crime Rate

457.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 457.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Other theft 67.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purbeck Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 18th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbeck Road (CB2 8HY) in the last 12 months was 457.7 per 1,000 residents and was 397.7% higher than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 134.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Road (CB2 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near Elsworth Place. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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