Total Crime Rate
268.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saunders Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 53rd 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 Saunders Street (PR9 0HL) in the last 12 months was 268.2 per 1,000 residents and was 262.9% 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 Other theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saunders Street (PR9 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knowsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seabank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seabank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Irving Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seabank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seabank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seabank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
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