Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manchester Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 172nd highest 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 Manchester Road (PR9 9BD) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (PR9 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartwood Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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