Total Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 157th 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 The Crescent (PR9 8LB) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (PR9 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near The Mallards. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ribble Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slackey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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