Total Crime Rate
372.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Johnson Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 25th 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 Johnson Street (PR9 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 372.0 per 1,000 residents and was 403.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 252.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johnson Street (PR9 0BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Irving Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seabank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seabank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Union Street | Under investigation |
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