Total Crime Rate

1931.7 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 1931.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 631.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 441.9 10/10
  • Public order 255.1 10/10
  • Drugs 166.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.2 10/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Burglary 38.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
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

Nevill Street area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 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 Nevill Street (PR9 0DE) in the last 12 months was 1931.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2513.5% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 323 (≈ 735.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nevill Street (PR9 0DE), 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 Nevill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bold Street
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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