Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 150th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CB4 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the East Chesterton average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB4 1LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pearl Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ransome Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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