Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.3 1/10
  • Public order 0.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Herschel Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herschel Road (CB3 9AG) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herschel Road (CB3 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herschel Road area

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Data Sources

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