Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Lawns area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Lawns (PR9 9NS) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around The Lawns (PR9 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Denbigh Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Lawns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bellis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threlfalls Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coudray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coudray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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