Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawkshead Street 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 Hawkshead Street (PR9 9BP) 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 Hawkshead Street (PR9 9BP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkshead Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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