Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 143rd 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 9LA) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (PR9 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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