Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 428th highest 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 Alexandra Road (PR9 0LU) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Road (PR9 0LU), 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B5245 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5245 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Road West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lathom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lathom Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lathom Road | Local resolution |
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