Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.9 5/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nevill Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 455th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nevill Street (PR9 0DR) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nevill Street (PR9 0DR), 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 2025Public order Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hoghton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hoghton Place 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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