Total Crime Rate
146.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park 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.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road West | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leyland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road West | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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