Total Crime Rate

1158.3 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 1158.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 432.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.5 10/10
  • Public order 102.2 10/10
  • Drugs 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.1 10/10
  • Other theft 62.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
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

Cable Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 3rd 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 Cable Street (PR9 0BU) in the last 12 months was 1158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1467.2% 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 216 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 549.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (PR9 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Place, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cable Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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