Crime Rates at Riverside, Cambridge, CB5 8JQ

Riverside area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 96th highest crime rate of 394 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 Riverside (CB5 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (CB5 8JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.