Total Crime Rate

170.8 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 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.7 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Churchill Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 111th 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 Churchill Avenue (PR9 9PX) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 131.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Avenue (PR9 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Links Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Links Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denbigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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