Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 188th 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 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Street (PR9 0TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in London Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs London Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Southport Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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