Crime Rate in Cambridge, ward

Cambridge has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 3107th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 266th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cambridge in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cambridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 442 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 564 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cambridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.