Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 249.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.4 10/10
  • Drugs 73.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albany Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 60th 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 Albany Road (PR9 0JE) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 235.4% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (PR9 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lathom Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Irving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lathom Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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