Crime Rates at Riverside, Cambridge, CB5 8HL

Riverside area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 395 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 Riverside (CB5 8HL) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Abbey average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (CB5 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvest Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.