Total Crime Rate

702.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 702.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.6 10/10
  • Public order 124.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.2 10/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Eastbank Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 8th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Eastbank Street (PR8 1DT) in the last 12 months was 702.7 per 1,000 residents and was 850.8% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 348.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastbank Street (PR8 1DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbank Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Burglary London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs London Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order London Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yellow House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southport
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riding Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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