Total Crime Rate
148.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 138th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around London Street (PR9 0TH) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Street (PR9 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scarisbrick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoghton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | London Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anchor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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