Total Crime Rate
184.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 98th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (PR9 9JB) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (PR9 9JB), 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road | Local resolution |
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