Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Herschel Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 394 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 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% 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 12 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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