Total Crime Rate
689.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
289.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 10th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
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 Princes Street (PR8 1EG) in the last 12 months was 689.2 per 1,000 residents and was 827.5% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 289.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Street (PR8 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Place, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Duke's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Andrew'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Anne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
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