Total Crime Rate
1158.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 3rd 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 Lord Street (PR8 1NH) in the last 12 months was 1158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1467.2% 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 216 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 549.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Street (PR8 1NH), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bold Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hoghton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoghton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hoghton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | London Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | London Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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