Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnside Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 191st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arnside Road (PR9 0QX) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnside Road (PR9 0QX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arnside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Union Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarisbrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hoghton Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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