Total Crime Rate
93.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 253rd 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 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (PR9 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Duke's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
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