Total Crime Rate

348.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.0 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 348.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Johnson Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 34th 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 Johnson Street (PR9 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 348.0 per 1,000 residents and was 368.3% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 244.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Street (PR9 0BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Johnson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Booth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street

Data Sources

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