Total Crime Rate

1122.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

557.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1122.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 557.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 412.8 10/10
  • Public order 128.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.2 9/10
  • Drugs 120.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.2 10/10
  • Other theft 88.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scarisbrick Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scarisbrick Avenue (PR8 1NW) in the last 12 months was 1122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1410.2% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 278 (≈ 557.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarisbrick Avenue (PR8 1NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 127 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.

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Crime Over Time in Scarisbrick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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