Total Crime Rate

526.9 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 526.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.5 9/10
  • Public order 69.9 10/10
  • Drugs 48.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Albert Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 12th 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 Albert Road (PR9 0LF) in the last 12 months was 526.9 per 1,000 residents and was 612.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 274.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (PR9 0LF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B5245 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5245 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5245 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5245 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5245 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5245 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B5245 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B5245 Under investigation

Data Sources

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