Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 200.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marlborough Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 90th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Gardens (PR9 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Gardens (PR9 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5245, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5245 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5245 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5280 —
Apr 2026Other theft B5280 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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