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Crime Rates in Cambridge, local authority district

Crime Rate

121

Average 6/10

Last updated: 04.12.2024

Annual total crime rate in Cambridge, (local authority district) is 121 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Cambridge (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 31.7 5/10

Shoplifting 19.6 9/10

Anti-social behaviour 15.6 5/10

Public order 9.43 7/10

Other theft 9.31 6/10

Criminal damage and arson 8.46 6/10

Bicycle theft 7.65 9/10

Burglary 4.78 7/10

Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10

Theft from the person 3.07 5/10

Drugs 2.52 4/10

Other crime 1.89 4/10

Robbery 1.33 5/10

Possession of weapons 1.28 7/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Cambridge (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Cambridge (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Cambridge (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Cambridge (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Cambridge
LAD
East of England
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Cambridge (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Cambridge (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Newnham	39.1 low
2. Castle	53.8 low
3. Queen Edith's	71 low
4. Trumpington	73.7 low
5. Cherry Hinton	76.1 low
6. Romsey	85.3 low
7. Arbury	93.4 low
8. West Chesterton	112 medium
9. Coleridge	119 medium
10. East Chesterton	122 medium
11. King's Hedges	130 medium
12. Abbey	149 medium
13. Petersfield	173 medium
14. Market	414 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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