Total Crime Rate

314.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 314.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.4 10/10
  • Burglary 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lord Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 38th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Street (PR8 1QB) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 325.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 185.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (PR8 1QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 158 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hodge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastbank Street Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway

Data Sources

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