Total Crime Rate

400.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 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 400.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Purbeck Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 19th highest crime rate of 395 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 400.5 per 1,000 residents and was 410.6% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Road (CB2 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near Elsworth Place. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 14 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Elsworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Homerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homerton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
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Data Sources

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