Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Summerfield area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 94th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Summerfield (CB3 9HE) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Market average (338.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerfield (CB3 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summerfield (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summerfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Summerfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Malting Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Street
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building

Data Sources

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