Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avondale Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 201st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Road (PR9 0ND) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (PR9 0ND), 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 Avondale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5245 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Irving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lathom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Seabank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lathom Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5245 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lathom Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street 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 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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