Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Douglas Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 286th 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 Douglas Road (PR9 8LT) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (PR9 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slackey Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ribble Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Slackey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Land Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridge Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slackey Lane —
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Data Sources

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