Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Midsummer Common area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 145th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midsummer Common (CB5 8DL) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midsummer Common (CB5 8DL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Midsummer Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Christchurch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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