Total Crime Rate
302.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lord 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 0QB) 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 (≈ 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 0QB), 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.
View Crime In Duke's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoghton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Booth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St George'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | London Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5245 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
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