Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Lane (PR9 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Lane (PR9 8LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Slackey Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Meols| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Slackey Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookview Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Land Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Slackey Lane | — |
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