Crime Rates at Merton Street, Cambridge, CB3 9JD

Merton Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 75th 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 Merton Street (CB3 9JD) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Street (CB3 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 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.