Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cambridge Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 265th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (PR9 7LW) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (PR9 7LW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sally'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sally'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sally'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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