Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hope Square area has the 36th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 329th 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 Hope Square (PR9 0RN) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Square (PR9 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Bradley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistleton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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