Total Crime Rate

205.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 205.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Hills Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 54th 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 Hills Road (CB2 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hills Road (CB2 8RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Homerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rathmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Elsworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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