Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

North Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (PR9 8QT) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (PR9 8QT), 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 North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slackey Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mallards Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Slackey Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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