Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Balmoral Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Drive (PR9 8PY) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Drive (PR9 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lexton Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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