Total Crime Rate

1931.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1931.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 631.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 441.9 10/10
  • Public order 255.1 10/10
  • Drugs 166.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.2 10/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Burglary 38.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
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

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

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoghton Street (PR9 0TE) in the last 12 months was 1931.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2513.5% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 323 (≈ 735.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoghton Street (PR9 0TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nevill Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoghton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bold Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seabank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seabank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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