Total Crime Rate

367.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.4 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 367.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 7th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 30th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Street (PR9 0BB) in the last 12 months was 367.2 per 1,000 residents and was 394.2% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 216.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (PR9 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Place. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 50 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 (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebe Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoghton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoghton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hoghton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hoghton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Seabank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5245 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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