Total Crime Rate

286.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.5 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 286.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Lord Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 45th 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 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 285.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 189.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (PR8 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbank Street Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eastbank Street Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbank Street Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbank Street Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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