Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton , and the 194th 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 High Street (CB4 1NF) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the East Chesterton average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB4 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 25 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Ferry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primary Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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