Total Crime Rate

408.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.3 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 408.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Drugs 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Albert Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 24th 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 0LP) in the last 12 months was 408.6 per 1,000 residents and was 449.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 247.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (PR9 0LP), 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 Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5245 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5245 —
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
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Data Sources

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