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 1PD) 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 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Place, where police recorded 139 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 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Anne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastbank Street Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nevill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nevill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
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