Crime Rates at Quayside, Cambridge, CB5 8AB

Quayside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 9th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quayside (CB5 8AB) in the last 12 months was 600.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher 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 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 187.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quayside (CB5 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.