Crime Rates at Malting Lane, Cambridge, CB3 9HF

Malting Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 98th highest crime rate of 394 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 Malting Lane (CB3 9HF) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malting Lane (CB3 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 38 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.