Total Crime Rate
1931.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nevill 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cable Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cable Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bold Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cable Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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