Total Crime Rate
493.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 14th 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 (PR9 0BA) in the last 12 months was 493.4 per 1,000 residents and was 567.6% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Street (PR9 0BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nevill Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoghton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoghton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoghton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoghton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hoghton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hoghton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anchor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hoghton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoghton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Robbery | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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