Total Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

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 8JB) 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 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomew'S Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bartholomew'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevenson Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ransome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ransome Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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