Cambridge South vs Bury St Edmunds Rural South

Cambridge South has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,587 crimes in the last 12 months. Bury St Edmunds Rural South has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 215 crimes. Bury St Edmunds Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cambridge South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Bury St Edmunds Rural South shows -36.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cambridge South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (818 incidents). In Bury St Edmunds Rural South, it is Violent Crime (93 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cambridge South recorded 419 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bury St Edmunds Rural South recorded 21. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cambridge South totalled 818 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 93 in Bury St Edmunds Rural South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cambridge South recorded 2,979 crimes (now 2,587, a change of -13.2%). Bury St Edmunds Rural South recorded 338 crimes previously (now 215, -36.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cambridge South has a resolution rate of 38.6% and Bury St Edmunds Rural South has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cambridge South falls within the Cambridgeshire Constabulary boundary. Bury St Edmunds Rural South is covered by Suffolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cambridge South and Bury St Edmunds Rural South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.