Total Crime Rate
1931.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastbank Street area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastbank Street (PR8 1ET) in the last 12 months was 1931.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2513.5% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 323 (≈ 735.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastbank Street (PR8 1ET), 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | West Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waverley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
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