Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oyster Row area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey , and the 118th 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 Oyster Row (CB5 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Abbey average (153.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oyster Row (CB5 8LJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oyster Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft St Bartholomew'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Mercers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheddars Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garlic Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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