Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Bold Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 150th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bold Street (PR9 0DB) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (PR9 0DB), 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 Bold Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hoghton Place Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Shoplifting 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 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoghton Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glebe Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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