Total Crime Rate
270.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maids Causeway area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 39th highest crime rate of 394 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 Maids Causeway (CB5 8DA) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 146.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maids Causeway (CB5 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Street, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Market| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Belmont Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fair Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fair Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fair Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belmont Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paradise Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pike'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pike'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Warkworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
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