Total Crime Rate

302.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 302.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lord Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 40th 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 Lord Street (PR9 0QA) in the last 12 months was 302.7 per 1,000 residents and was 307.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (β‰ˆ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (PR9 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Place. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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