Total Crime Rate

493.4 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 493.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.0 10/10
  • Drugs 79.0 10/10
  • Public order 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 37.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hoghton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hoghton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Anchor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hoghton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoghton Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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