Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poolside Walk area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poolside Walk (PR9 8NB) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poolside Walk (PR9 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridge Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ribble Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ribble Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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