Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beresford Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Drive (PR9 7JY) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Drive (PR9 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coudray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coudray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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