Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.1 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hoghton Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 100th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoghton Street (PR9 0PY) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 152.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoghton Street (PR9 0PY), 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 Hoghton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
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 Hawesside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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